| Writing Resources at Bates |
Research Basics |
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The Writing Workshop |
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Choosing and Refining Your Topic |
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Peer Writing Project |
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Primary
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Library
Services For Thesis Writers |
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Scholarly v. Popular |
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citation manager |
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Evaluating
WWW Sources |
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Using Primary Sources on the Web |
| Citing Sources |
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Following are resources that include suggestions for bibliographic citations, footnotes, and parenthetical citations. When a department has indicated a preference for a particular style, it has been noted. Other suggestions may be found in the Statement
on Plagiarism and A Guide to Source Acknowledgements (1987) published by the College.
The requirements and preferences of your instructor always take precedence over the following suggestions. |
| Turabian: A Manual for Writers (print) & The Chicago Manual of Style (online) |
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Recommended by the Departments of: Economics, Education, History, Music, and Politics |
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Examples: |
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Turabian
Quick Guide from the publisher's
site |
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Turabian & Chicago from NW Missouri State University |
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Chicago Manual : Notes and Bibliography Entries from Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online |
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Chicago-Style
Citation Quick Guide (based on the Chicago Manual of Style Online) |
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Chicago Manual of Style (print copy in Bates Reference) |
| MLA
Handbook (print) |
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Recommended by the Departments of: Art & Visual Culture, English, foreign languages, Philosophy & Religion, and Theater & Rhetoric |
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MLA in-text citations and MLA list of works cited from Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online |
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MLA Style from Trinity College Library's Cite Source |
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Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper (includes MLA) from Duke University Libraries |
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MLA Style Citations (pdf) from University of California Berkeley Library |
| APA Publication Manual (print) |
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Recommended by the Department of Psychology |
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Examples: |
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APA in-text citations and APA list of references from Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online |
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APA Style from Trinity College Library's Cite Source |
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Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper (includes APA) from Duke University Libraries |
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APA Style Citations (pdf) from University of California Berkeley Library |
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APA Style Guide to Electronic References (print copies available at Ladd Circulation and Reference Desks) |
| Other Major Documentation Styles |
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Following are citation styles recommended for disciplines which require special forms of documentation. (Listed alphabetically by Department.) |
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ANTHROPOLOGY: American Anthropological Association Style Guide (pdf) or Chicago Manual of Style |
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BIOLOGY:Hacker's CSE examples (online) or The CSE manual (print))
Plus the department's own guide, " How to Write a Paper in Scientific Journal Style and Format" |
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CHEMISTRY: ACS Style
Sheet (pdf) from Penn State or ACS Style Guide (print) |
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GEOLOGY: Geological Society of America Style |
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MATHEMATICS: AMS author handbook (print) |
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PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY: AIP Style Manual (online) or AIP Style Manual (print) |
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SOCIOLOGY: Formatting in Sociology (online) from Purdue or ASA Style Guide (print) |
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Following are suggestions for citing special types of sources: |
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Government/Legal:
Citing Congressional Publications from Lexis/Nexis
Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications from the University of Memphis Libraries |
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Maps:
Guide to Citing Maps & Atlases From McMaster University Libraries
Citing Maps including both print and online maps from Ohio Wesleyan University |
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Archival Materials:
Citation Guide based on MLA Style from Williams College Archives & Special Collections |
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Music:
Notes
Style Sheet from the Music Library Association |
| Grammar and Writing Style |
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A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker
Website with online exercises and resources to supplement the 6th edition of the book of the same name. [Recommended by the Bates Writing Workshop, and available in the Ladd Library reference collection at: REF PE1408 .H2778 2007]. Site requires registration to access exercises and track progress. |
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Elements of Style (1918 ed.) by William
Strunk |
| Plagiarism |
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For more information on plagiarism prevention
and detection, see the Bates web page Information
on Plagiarism (Especially Electronic) and the CBB
Plagiarism Resource Site |
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For more information, contact:
Ladd Library Reference
PHONE# 207-786-6271
e-mail: reference AT bates.edu
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The George and Helen
Ladd Library • Bates College
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