Why cite?
In order to strengthen your thesis and produce a great paper or article, you need to provide evidence by including references. This is not only the ethical thing to do; it also helps you avoid plagiarism. The following guide will help you effectively organize your references.
Avoiding Plagiarism
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Understanding Plagiarism - Pharmacy LibraryA 20-minute tutorial on avoiding plagiarism that is specific to AMA and UConn
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Understand CitationsA guide from UConn Library on understanding citations, including quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
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Certitude GameAn hour-long game that encourages you to think about the broader concepts underlying referencing, plagiarism, accuracy, and source bias
AMA 11th Edition
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AMA MANUAL of STYLE, 11th EDITION
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Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780190246556Publication Date: 2020-03-02"The manual offers guidance on nuts-and-bolts topics including punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. It also provides guidance on how to navigate the dilemmas that authors, researchers and their institutions, medical editors and publishers, writers, and members of the news media who cover scientific research confront on a daily basis."
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AMA Citations 11th Edition GuideGuide with source type examples
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Author guidelines by journalIndividual journals use citation formats that vary from AMA 11th ed.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and other various sources.
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RefWorksUse login from my institution
APA 7th Edition
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832154Publication Date: 2020The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. It is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields.
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APA Style BlogThe Official APA Style Blog. Lots of good quick answers, especially for less common citation questions.
Zotero
Zotero is a free citation manager. It is designed to store, manage, and cite bibliographic references, such as books and articles.
RefWorks vs Zotero
| RefWorks | Zotero |
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| Subscription through UConn Library | Free up to 300 MB |
| Web-based | Web and desktop version |
| Does not automatically import PDF but can be added manually | Automatically imports PDF if available |
| Save to RefWorks browser bookmark | Save to Zotero browser extension (higher quality citations) |
| Annotate PDFs | Beta PDF annotation |
| Direct export from databases | Export via web translators |
| 7000+ citation styles | 8000+ citation styles |
