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Plagiarism Info

These sites will help you understand plagiarism and how to avoid it:

Understanding and Preventing Plagiarism - from Accredited Schools Online

How to Avoid Plagiarism - video from Rutgers University

How to Recognize Plagiarism - tutorial from Indiana University

10 Types of Plagiarism - video from Turnitin.com

Avoiding Plagiarism - tips from Hamilton College, NY

Citation Info

The DBU Writing Center exists to help students write better papers. Their web site explains the services they provide, and includes great handouts (available online as PDFs) that will help you learn the ins and outs of APA, MLA, and Turabian styles.

Other sites that offer great information about citation styles:

Northern Michigan University - look under "User Guides"

Nova Southeastern University (Florida) - choose your style from the list

Purdue University OWL - (Online Writing Lab)

University of Wisconsin-Madison - choose your style from the list

Writing Rescue Guide for College Students - style guides, tips, and expert advice

Official Sites with links to the parent organizations, including purchase information for the official style handbooks:

Official APA site

Official MLA site

Official Turabian site

Citation Helps

ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software. You can seamlessly add sources and produce perfect bibliographies.

Zotero - free!

Mendeley - free!

EazyPaper - commercial

EndNote - commercial

RefWorks - commercial