PBCC - Tips & Tutorials

Tips & Tutorials

Citing Sources: Basics

- Citing sources
- Annotated Bibliographies (Cornell U.)
- NoodleTools / NoodleBib | Tip Sheet
- Sample Citations: Short Stories for Students (College of DuPage Library)

APA Style Guides

- What is APA Style?
- How to cite sources in APA reference list (compiled by PBCC Library)
- APA Reference List Samples (compiled by PBCC Library)
- Guidelines for APA Format: 5th edition (compiled by PBCC Library)
- APA Style: The Social Sciences (Bedford)
- APA Style Guide (APA Online)
- For additional examples, please go to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., available at PBCC campus libraries
- Example: Citing Psychologists & their theories for students

MLA Style Guides

- What is MLA Style?
- MLA style (MLA Handbook, 7th ed.)
  - Books
  - Periodicals
  - Web pages
  - Reference materials
  - Literary reference materials
  - Sources for argumentative papers
  - Sources for speeches
  - Sources for music
- Bedford Handbook (MLA)
- For additional examples, please go to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed., available at PBCC campus libraries
- How to Cite Sources in MLA Works Cited List - 6th ed. (compiled by PBCC Library)

Selecting & Evaluating Resources

- Books
- Periodicals (sometimes called Serials) are three basic types:
  - Journals (academic or professional; also peer-reviewed or research)
  - Magazines
  - Newspapers
- Web Pages
- Evaluating Web Pages
- Selecting the Correct Source

Identifying a Research Topic

- Research topic info

Off-Campus Access to Articles & Databases

- infotip - how to connect

Plagiarism

- Plagiarism Resources

PBCC Information Literacy Tutorials

- OASIS @ PBCC
  (PBCC login through Blackboard using ID=visitor, Password=visitor)

- How to Find a Book
- Interlibrary Loan

Other Tutorials

Research Guides

- Dental
- Essential Nursing Resources