Research guides: VIC191 : Artistic Creation and Public Issues: Cite Sources

Writing, Citing & More

Writing an Annotated Bibliography
Written by Deborah Knott, New College Writing Centre , University of Toronto.
Research & Citation Resources - by OWL, Purdue University
Linked with permission from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Includes a section on Annotated Bibliographies with Sample MLA entries.
How to Study, Research and Write: Resources - by Robarts Library
Includes a section on Style Guides which links to overviews and examples of different citation styles, including MLA.
Research and Essay Writing Guides - at E. J. Pratt Library
Includes a list of style guides that will help you cite your sources correctly, created by E. J. Pratt Library. (Call numbers refer to Pratt Library)

Why?

See: Avoiding Plagiarism for more reasons and tips

How?

Use a citation style which is acceptable to whomever you are submitting your work. ie. APA, MLA, Chicago

See: Standard Documentation Formats by UofT's Writing Centre for help to cite sources and avoid plagiarism.

Tools!

Many tools exist to help you manage your citations. ie. RefWorks, WizFolio, Zotero

See: Citation Management for a comparison of tools and for links to guides for each tool

How Not To Plagiarize - by University of Toronto
Located on the University of Toronto's Writing website.
Avoiding Plagiarism - by Purdue University' OWL
Linked with permission from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

RefWorks - LOG IN to this web-based citation and bibliographic tool

Guide to Refworks - an online guide created by Scholars Portal

Workshops on RefWorks- scroll through this list of UTL workshops to find those on RefWorks