ARCH 240 Archaeology and History of Ancient Mesopotamia (BMC)

For nearly sixty years Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers has offered comprehensive and detailed guidance to writers of research papers - term papers, theses, and dissertations. Now the editors of The Chicago Manual of Style have revised Turabian's Manual to bring the details of style into conformity with the fourteenth edition of the Chicago Manual. This new edition of "Turabian" reflects the way students work today, taking into account the role of personal computers in the preparation and presentation of their papers. This new edition includes information on the components of a long formal paper; the mechanics of writing style, from abbreviations to quotations; how to prepare and refer to tables and illustrations; the most commonly used systems of citation, including how to cite electronic documents; manuscript preparation and hints on word processing software; and formatting some of the complex features found in many research papers, including over two dozen sample pages.

Guidelines here. This is a great resource; it will automatically download the full text of articles from resources like JSTOR and you can sync your citations between machines (and also access them from your zotero.org account). Word plugin for entering notes and bibliography in your papers, or create bibliographies and notes from Zotero and copy them into your paper.

Carleton College Librarians have created a good tutorial, covering everything from Creating a Group, to Exporting Endnote records in to your Word document.

Citation guide to generate and double-check your APA citations. Be sure to register your EasyBib account for Bryn Mawr's EasyBib EDU access to unlock APA style. For more info, see the instructions for registering your account.