Research Guides: Research Help: Getting Started: Using Sources

Evaluate, cite, and use sources.

Evaluate Sources
A short guide and additional resources on source evaluation.
Scholarly, Popular, and Trade Journals
A helpful chart differentiating between scholarly, popular, and trade publications.
Guide to Synthesis
An explanation of synthesis and guide to drawing conclusions from multiple sources.
Guide to Paraphrasing
An explanation of paraphrasing and guide to avoiding plagiarism.
Citation Guide
Citation examples and resources for citing in APA, MLA, and Chicago Style.
Academic Integrity Tutorial
A tutorial on avoiding plagiarism in the context of academic integrity.
Copyright and Fair Use Guide
An introduction to copyright and fair use.

Writing

You can get help from a writing tutor at the Center for Student Success/Learning Services at Etown.

Writing Tutors are also in the High Library Sunday-Thursday 7-9 pm and are available on a drop-in basis.

Citing

Check out the Citation Research Guide.

Or, ask a librarian! Feel free to stop by the reference desk, email, call, or text with your question!

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
Can help with any aspect of writing and organizing your thoughts.
University of North Carolina Writing Center
Offers a great number of handouts to help you begin and finish your paper.
A Research Guide for Students
MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, CGOS, CBE Style Guides

Zotero
A free browser add-on for collecting your sources as you research. Once stored, you can search your library and export ready-made citations.
Zotero Tutorial
This tutorial video will introduce you to Zotero software which is free to download and can help you to better save and organize your research.