Citation & Paper Writing

College writing involves researching and gathering information and citations from quality, reputable sources, organizing the citations, quoting and paraphrasing so as to avoid plagiarism, following copyright guidelines, logically arranging thoughts and arguments, clearly expressing ideas, adhering to college-level expository writing standards, and preparing bibliographies that follow course-required citation styles. In the fields of education, psychology and other social sciences, the most frequently used citation style is that of APA. The Library provides below several tools, resources, guides and links to assist you with paper writing and citation management.

Citation Management Software

• "Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases." CDL Guide.



• RefWorks. A citation management software purchased by the UCB Library and provided free-of-charge to UCB faculty, staff and students. Use it to create a personal bibliographic database. RefWorks links directly from ERIC, Education Index, PsycInfo and other UCB databases. RefWorks is available to non-UC patrons for a fee. See RefWorks Tutorial and RefWorks Movie.



• Importing to RefWorks. Tips for using RefWorks with several different databases, including PubMed and Melvyl.



• Other free and fee-based citation tools are available to help with formating citations in particular styles, including APA. See a Comparison of tools. Several include:
  
  
  • CiteULike. Free online.
  • EndNote. Fee for subscription.
  • KnightCite. Free online.
  • OttoBib. Free online.
  • Papers. Mac only.
  • ProCite. Fee for subscription.
  • Quosa. UCB only or fee.
  • Son of Citation Machine. Free online.
  • Zotero. Firefox extension.

Citation Linker. If you have a complete citation, Citation Linker will connect you directly to full-text content available via the UC Libraries.

APA (American Psychological Association) Citation Style.

APA Citation Style Guide. UC Berkeley Library.
APA Documentation. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
APA Electronic Style. American Psychological Association.
APA Exposed. Harvard's online APA style tutorial.
Concise Rules of APA Style. EDP Library, Reference Collection, LC Call No. BF76.7.C66 2005.
Concise Rules of APA Style Supplement. 2008. Ask at EDP Reference Desk.
Guide to Citation Manuals. University of Iowa, School of Journalism.

Peer-reviewed and Primary Sources.

Peer-reviewed Journals in Education and Psychology. Education Psychology Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Primary and Secondary Sources in Education and Psychology. Education Psychology Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Avoid Plagiarism. Adhere to Copyright Laws.

Copyright Guidelines. University of California, Berkeley.
Plagiarism. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Writing Center.
What is plagiarism? University of California, Berkeley Libraries.

Writing Guides.

Online Resources for Writers. Amherst College.
Paper Writing Resources. St. Ambrose University Library.
Thesis and Dissertation Handbook. University of South Florida.
Student Learning Center, Writing Program. University of California, Berkeley.
Writer's Handbook. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Writer's Web. University of Richmond.

Preparing Bibliograpies.

Annotated bibliographies. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
How to prepare an annotated bibliography. Cornell University.