Research & Writing

Get Help | Research & Writing Support | Annotated Bibliography | Writing Styles | Plagiarism

Getting Help

For Writing Assistance:	For Research Assistance:	Guides to ODU Library:
Academic Resource Center	ODU Reference Librarians	Undergraduates
ARC Tutors & Specialists	Research Help - Resources	Graduate Students
ARC Writing Lab	Know How: Research Tutorial	Distance Learners

Research & Writing Support - Online Resources

Online Reference:
Quick Reference Dictionaries & Thesauri	English-Language Reference* (Oxford Reference )
William Strunk’s Elements of Style	Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary

All About Academic Writing:
Advice on Academic Writing (U of Toronto)	LEO's Write Place Catalogue (St. Cloud State)
Argument Paper (U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill )	The OWL: Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
IPL's A+ Research and Writing	Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing (Williams & McEnerney, U of Chicago)

The Annotated Bibliography

ODU Library's Guide to Researching for The Annotated Bibliography & Bibliographic Essay

Writing a Bibliography:	Sample Annotated Bibliographies:
Process for Writing an Annotated Bibliography (LEO)	APA Format for Annotated Bibliographies (Michael Genzuk, USC)
Annotated Bibliographies (Overview & Examples) (OWL)	Annotated Bibliography Sample from APA - See also pp. 368-77 in Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (call no. 808 P9609m, 2001)
Writing an Annotated Bibliography (Sources & Content) (U of Toronto)	Annotated Bibliography, MLA Style (U of South Carolina Aiken Writing Room)
Writing Annotated Bibliographies (Types & Styles) (U of Wisconsin-Madison)	Sample Annotated Bibliography Entries in MLA, APA, Chicago (U of Oklahoma CLS)

Writing Styles - Online Guides

ODU Library's Citing Sources Guide: How to Cite Articles in Databases (MLA, APA)

MLA Style:	APA Style:	Chicago/Turabian:	Additional Styles:
MLA Formating & Style Guide (OWL)	APA Citation Style Sheet (Loyola)	Chicago Manual of Style Online (Chicago)	Associated Press Style (Boston UC of Communication)
MLA Style: Paper & Online (Kingwood)	APA FAQ - Style Tips (APA)	Chicago Style Guide (CalState)	SBL Handbook: Student Supplement (SBL)
Humanities: Documenting Sources in MLA (Bedford/St.Martins)	Using APA Format (OWL)	Turabian Style: Research Guide (UG)
	Hands-on APA Workshop PPT Presentation (C. Munzenmaer)	Turabian Citation Guide (OSU)

Plagiarism

ODU Library's Quick Reference Guide to Plagiarism

More Info on Plagiarism:	Tutorials & Self-Assessment Tools:
What Is Plagiarism? (Georgetown)	How to Recognize Plagiarism: Plagiarism Test (IUB)
Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism—Mastering the Art of Scholarship (UC Davis)	How to Avoid Plagiarism (UMUC)
Avoiding Plagiarism (OWL)

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Page last updated: 31 August 2009
Author: Christina L. Bonner, Head, Reference & Instruction Services