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Resources for APA-Style Documentation
APA FAQs
Avoiding
plagiarism
Citation-making
software
Model
papers
Online
tutorials
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References
Online
Tutorials
Online
Guides and Cheatsheets
Model
Papers
Free
Software
- BibMe (will
autofill citations for books; saves and download reference
lists; does not handle sources with no date well)
- Citation
Machine (enter information about your source and get both
reference list entries and parenthentical citations; be sure
to double-check results) video
demo (.swx)
- Cite
Fast (builds citations step-by-step; good for articles on
a Web site with sponsor)
- NoodleBib Express (creates
Bluebook citations; free version lets you cut-and-paste; individual
subscription allows you to save citations) video
demo (.swx)
- Plagiarism
Self-Detection Test (if you're having trouble putting sources
into your own words, you might try this tool from Dr.
Glatt)
APA
FAQs
Format FAQs
Working with Sources FAQs
Style FAQs
Taking
Notes
Avoiding
Plagiarism
Working
with Quotations
Search Engine Tricks
- Use a tilde (the ~ symbol on the top left of your keyboard) to
get Google to find synonyms for your search term (e.g.,
a search for ~"lie detector" will return hits for polygraph as
well).
- Use a minus sign or NOT (depending on the search engine) to exclude
terms (e.g., spears -Britney).
- Add intitle to a Google search to restrict your search
to Web page titles (e.g., intitle:"obesity epidemic").
- Restrict Google searches to certain domains with site (e.g.,intitle:forensics
site:gov) Useful domains include edu (educational institutions);
gov (government), and mil (military).
- If you're having trouble finding keywords, use a search engine
that clusters results, such as Kartoo or Clusty.
Use the folder names as keywords. You can also try Ask;
its natural language search often comes up with hits
that other search engines miss.
- If you're not getting enough hits, try using a meta-search engine,
such as Vivisimo, IxQuick,
or Metacrawler.
- Search within a date
range on Google. Find professional and peer-reviewed articles
at Scholar
Google and Find
Articles (which allows you to restrict your search to free
articles). Find free articles about business
and recreation at MagPortal.com.
- Two blogging search engines are Technorati.com and Blogpulse.com.
If you're researching a cutting-edge topic, blogs might
be a good source. However, ask some questions before
trusting a blog: What are the blogger's credentials?
What do others in the field think about the blogger or the topic?
(One hint: if others quote or link to the blog, that adds
credibility.)
- Become a power-searcher by checking the advanced search options,
reading Searching
the Internet Effectively, or searching
for tutorials on your favorite search engine, such as Google
Guide.
- Check Nielsen's search
engine ratings.
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