Style Manuals

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.
BF76.7 .P83 2010 Education Library Reference, Reserves

MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 5th ed.
LB2369 .G53 1999 Education Library General Collection (the 7th ed. is available at Library West)

The Chicago manual of style
Z253 .C57 Education Library Reference

UF Libraries' Style Guide Portal - provides links to style guides for print and online resources

Journal and Magazine Information Sources

Bacon's magazine directory : directory of magazines, newsletters Z6951 .B25 Journalism Library General Collection

ISI Journal Citation Reports (use impact factor, total citations, number of articles to determine important journals for a specific area) * restricted to UF affiliates and on campus users

JAbbr Journal Abbreviation Tool

Periodicals Index Online (1665 - 1995) (use to locate journals and journal content) * restricted to UF affiliates and on campus users

Readers' Guide Full Text, Mega Edition (use to locate most popular general-interest periodicals and content) * restricted to UF affiliates and on campus users

Ulrich's Periodical Directory (use to located periodical titles) * restricted to UF affiliates and on campus users

Web of Science (use for citation analysis: use an article to locate what resources have cited it or were cited by it) * restricted to UF affiliates and on campus users

Author Information Sources

ISI HighlyCited.com (uses citation data to deliver comprehensive information about the most significant scientists and scholars publishing today)

Citation Manager

RefWorks - store and organize citations and create bibliographies; restricted to UF affiliates.

• RefWorks guides for importing to RefWorks from online data vendors.
• Berkley's guides for importing citations from PubMed to RefWorks and Web of Science to RefWorks.
• Using RefGrab-It to capture website information
• Using Write-N-Cite to create in-text citations and a corresponding bibliography
• Customizing Your Citation Style in RefWorks (mp4 video)
• Customizing Your Citation Style in RefWorks (Quicktime video)
• Exporting to RefWorks from Web of Science (Quicktime video)

Academic Writing Sources

How to write a lot : a practical guide to productive academic writing / Paul J. Silvia
PE1408 .S587 2007 Education Library General Collection

Proposals that work : a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals
Q180.55.P7 L63 2007 Education Library General Collection

Writing the successful thesis and dissertation: entering the conversation
LB2369 .C52 2007 Education Library General Collection