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Tutorials

Searching the ERIC Database >>
Searching the PsycINFO Database >>
Searching the Professional Development Collection Database >>
Searching the Searching the Mental Measurements Yearbook Database >>
How to Write APA Citations >>

Plagiarism tutorials on the web
Use these web sites to learn more about plagiarism and how to avoid it:

Vail Tutor >> (Virtual Academic Integrity Laboratory)
Plagiarism Tutorial >>

Citation Tools
Use these web sites to help you format your references in several styles.

KnightCite
This website from Calvin College will help students cite references in APA, MLA or Chicago styles. Many formats of material are covered, both print and electronic.

BibMe
This site will format your references in APA, MLA or Chicago styles. It has a "fill-in-the-blank" mode, as well as an "autofill" mode where it will attempt to generate a citation from information stored in its own database. This could be helpful if you have forgotten a page number! You can also save and store bibliographies at this site.

Ottobib
Ottobib will generate an APA, MLA or Chicago style citation from just an ISBN! This site will work ONLY for books (ISBN=International Standard BOOK Number, a 10- or 13-digit number that uniquely identifies a book.)