Research, Bibliography & Citation Tutorials & Examples

• Research Help
   
  • A.R.T. of Analysis - How to select your topic then identify and locate resources.
     
  • A.R.T. of Planning - How to refine your topic and write an effective research paper.
     
  • Diana Hacker Research & Documentation Online
                (includes APA, MLA, Chicago, & CSE)
     
  • Getting Started with research at COTR - subject specific help

• Bibliography & Citation style guides
   
  • APA Style Guide 
    •  APA Electronic References
    • APA Printable Style Guide
       
  • MLA Style Guide Concordia University Libraries
    • MLA Printable Style Guide
       
  • Chicago Manual of Style Online
     
  • How to Cite Statistics Canada Products - "The guide shows you how to identify the essential elements of information that your reference must contain (author, year of publication, title, catalogue number, URL, etc.)."

Statistics Canada. 2006. How to Cite Statistics Canada Products. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 12-591-XWE. Ottawa. Version updated March 31. Ottawa.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/12-591-XIE/12-591-XIE2006001.htm (2009.05.05).

• Writing Guides
   
  • Article Review
    • How to write
    • Example - you can also search "article review example" in www.google.ca for other examples
       
  • Developing a Working Bibliography - Colorado State University
     
  • How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography - Cornell University Library
     
  • How to Write an Argumentative Essay - eNotes.com
     
  • OWL at Purdue (Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - some excellent links though the online tutors are not available to the students outside of Purdue)

 

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