Senior Seminar in Childhood Studies: Children and Play

Citation Style Resources

• APA Formatting and Style Guide (from Purdue U.)

Citation Management Tools

Citation management software make it easy to organize, retrieve, store, cite, and share references.

• EndNote: Desktop and web-based subscription tool, available through Rutgers. Use the download links on the linked EndNote page to download software to your computer. You should not be asked to enter a product key. For more assistance, including step-by-step instructions for installing the software, visit the EndNote research guide.
   
• RefWorks: Web-based tool, available through Rutgers. Create an account using the sign-up link on the linked RefWorks page. Visit the RefWorks User Guide for extensive documentation on using RefWorks.
  • See also: Creating an annotated bibliography in RefWorks tutorial
     
• Zotero: Free desktop application with many web browser plugins. Learn more about using Zotero on the Zotero research guide.

What citation manager should I choose?

See a comparison chart of popular citations managers and their pros and cons from the University of Oxford research guide.

Library Tutorials

View these short videos and tutorials from the library for help with your literature review.

Organizing Information:

• Annotated bibliography (tutorial)

Synthesizing Information:

• Synthesizing information (video)
• Synthesizing information for academic writing (tutorial)

Reading & Writing:

• Anatomy of a research paper (video)
• Writing help (video)
• Paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing (tutorial)
• Academic writing (video)