Research & Writing

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

Getting Help

For Writing Assistance:	For Research Assistance:
Academic Resource Center	ODU Reference Librarians
ARC Tutors & Specialists	Research Help - Resources
ARC Writing Lab	Know How: Research Tutorial

Research & Writing Support - Online Resources

All About Academic Writing:
Advice on Academic Writing	LEO's Write Place Catalogue (St. Cloud State)
Argument Paper	The OWL: Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
IPL's A+ Research and Writing	Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing in the Humanities & Social Sciences

Online Reference:
Quick Reference Dictionaries	Oxford Reference Online: English-Language Reference*

The Annotated Bibliography

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

All About Writing a Bibliography:
Process for Writing an Annotated Bibliography (LEO)	Writing an Annotated Bibliography (sources & content )
Annotated Bibliographies (OWL) (overview & examples)	Writing Annotated Bibliographies (types & styles)

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 FAQ (MLA)	APA Citation Style Sheet (Loyola)	Chicago Manual of Style Online (Chicago)	Guide to AP Style (Utah State) - includes self-test
MLA Formating & Style Guide (OWL)	APA FAQ - Style Tips (APA)	Chicago Style Guide (CalState)	Quick AP Style (Boston UC of Communication)
MLA Style: Paper & Online (Kingwood)	APA - Citing ERIC Documents (UIUC)	Turabian Style: Research Guide (UG)	Using CBE to Cite Online Sources (Bedford/St.Martins)
Theology MLA Citation Style (St. Thomas)	Using APA Format (OWL)	Turabian Citation Guide (OSU)	SBL Handbook (SBL)
Using MLA to Cite Online Sources (Bedford/St.Martins)	Using APA to Cite Online Sources (Bedford/St.Martins)		SBL Handbook Supplement (SBL)

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: 10 January 2008
Author: Christina L. Bonner, Reference & Instruction Services Librarian