"For me, the research that underlies the writing is the best part."

--Annie Proulx

"Writing is like exploring...as an explorer makes maps of the country he has explored, so a writer's works are maps of the country he has explored."

--Lawrence Osgood

General

The Citation Machine   Provides an interactive tool to help create reference citations for research papers. Includes various print and electronic resources. You just fill in the information and the citation machine will create the correct citation for you!

EOU Pierce Library Academic Search Premier For enrolled EOU students only. Want to find full-text articles on a topic that you can email to yourself?  Use this search process. Go to EOU Pierce Libray Home Page.  Click on "Find Journal/Newspaper Articles." Click on "By Datebase Subject or Name."  Click on "Academic Search Premier."

Guide to Writing Research Papers

Hacker, Research and Documentation

Annotated Bibliography of Styles and Manuals

Citation and Writing Guides

Citation Styles for Research Papers: APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, AMA

MLA

MLA Style: English and Other Humanities

APA

A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA)

APA Frequently Asked Style Questions

Summary of APA style info (Prof. Etinger's page)
http://www2.eou.edu/~rettinge/psy/apa.htm

APA style page (by APA)
http://www.apastyle.org/index.html

APA style page for electronic resources
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

Chicago

Documentation Chicago Style

Turabian

Turbian Samples for a Bibliography

History Undergraduate Senior Thesis Guidelines

Online Research

Bedford St. Martin’s Online Citation Guide

Online! (Internet Source and Reference Guide)

Citing Electronic Resources:  APA and MLA

Columbia Online Guide for Citing Web Research

Research in the Disciplines

 Advice on Research and Writing (especially for Computer Science)