POLS 320: Democracy in America (HC)

This 2017 edition of the handbook provides guidance on documenting sources and on writing style. This new edition also includes instructions and examples for online publications and websites.

This page explains the system using separate bibliographic notes for citations rather than including them in the text as in often done in science papers.

A standard guide for writers in the social and behavioral sciences. Many students prefer APA's in-text citation style.

Created by the Writing Lab at Purdue University, this web site provides concise information on APA Guidelines, writing guidelines and citation & bibliography examples.

The TriCollege Libraries recommend Zotero, a free online app that can format your bibliography, keep your citations organized, and even save your articles in the cloud so you can access them later from the library, home, or café.

Tricollege guide for using Zotero. Starts with an introduction and installation. It then describes how to use it as a versatile tool for research,organization, footnotes and bibliography.

See this video tutorial for a hands on introduction to using Zotero.