LibGuides: CEE 452/652 Air Pollution Control Fundamentals (James): Citing Sources & Creating APA Style Bibliographies

Writing and Citations for a Course Assignment

Check the assignment description and course syllabus for what style your instructor requires you to use. If you don't find the information, ask.

If you would like help applying the style format requirements, please don't hesitate to ask the libraries for assistance. We can recommend online resources and tools, style guide books, and help to get you started on your assignment citations. http://ask.library.unlv.edu/

Consider using a citation management tool to organize your sources and generate draft in text citations and works cited/ bibliography lists for your papers. See the information at the bottom of this page for several citation management tools.

UNLV Writing Center and Online Writing Lab
The UNLV Writing Center offers workshops, one-on-one consultations, online tips, and other resources to help writers at any level to improve their work or their writing process.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides general guidance on citing sources, and in depth guidance on three major styles: APA, MLA, and Chicago; as well as citation guidance for AMA style.
Cornell Plagiarism Resources
Cornell University provides a useful guide to what plagiarism is, how to avoid it, and an online, anonymous quiz ("Exercises" link) that can be used to test your understanding.

APA Style Guide Book Copies in the Library

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th Edition by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
ISBN: 1433950618
Publication Date: 2010

Citation Management Tools

Mendeley This link opens in a new window
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A bibliography manager that saves your citations and formats them into APA, MLA, or other styles, and allows you to share citation lists with groups.
This bibliography manager uses both web-based and desktop software to save citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more into your personal database. You'll be able to quickly link to online articles, organize and share your references, and automatically create formatted bibliographies in all the major citation formats, including APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. Use your UNLV email address to receive an updated account. See the Mendeley guide for more information.
RefWorks This link opens in a new window
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Bibliography manager saves your citations and formats them into APA, MLA, or other styles.
This web-based bibliography manager lets you save citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more into your personal online database. You'll be able to quickly link to online articles, organize and share your references, and automatically create formatted bibliographies in all the major citation formats, including APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. Off-campus users, see the Using RefWorks at UNLV page for special instructions.

EndNote Basic
Free for students, this web-based citation manager tracks your resources, formats citations, and can even help you track and format your in-text citations as you draft your manuscript.
Zotero
A free citation manager that allows you to collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources. Includes Zotero Standalone, a desktop application and the original Firefox (internet browser) extension.

CEE 452/652 Air Pollution Control Fundamentals (James): Citing Sources & Creating APA Style Bibliographies

Writing and Citations for a Course Assignment

Avoiding Plagiarism

APA Style Guide Book Copies in the Library

Citation Management Tools

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