A.C. Buehler Library: NRS 420: Evidence-Based Literature Reseach: Writing, Citing, and Presenting

Resources

Ask a librarian if you need help finding a citation, or if you are unsure of when to cite.

Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide
From Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
OWL: Writing as a Professional Nurse
Purdue OWL: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) by American Psychological Association
Call Number: R 808.06615 P976 2020
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2019
Located by the reference desk.

EndNote Web
EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing papers and articles. Many databases allow you to export citations directly to EndNote. Users need to set up a free account to store their references.

Find Non-Copyright Images for Presentations

Google.com: (1) Search for your term, (2) Select Image Search, (3) Search Tools, (4), then Usage Rights. Choose a "Labeled for reuse" category that suits your needs.

Flickr.com: (1) Search for your term, (2) click License, (3) select Creative Commons only.

Clip Art sites from Makeuseof.com

The Public Domain Project (http://www.pond5.com/free)

Download thousands of historic media files for your creative projects. Completely free & made available by Pond5.

Copyright & Fair Use

Avoiding Plagiarism

College students often struggle with understanding how to use sources effectively and correctly.

Keep careful research notes and keep track of citations and where your information comes from.
Copy and paste judiciously
Remember that most of the words you are using should be yours. Quotes from sources should be used to bolster your ideas.
If you paraphrase or quote, you need to cite. Other people's ideas need to be credited as well as their quoted words.
- See the Purdue OWL: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Unless you're Darth Vader, make sure you're citing your sources.