Research Guides

Find Research Guide for Courses and Discipline offered at West

How to Use Online Databases

• How to use Proquest
• Proquest Tutorial (Powerpoint)
• How to use Lexis-Nexis
• Find a book
• Library Catalog Tutorial

Doing Research

• 10 Steps for Writing a Research Paper
• MLA Style
• APA Tutorial
• Library Reference Handout
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): extensive guide and examples for APA, MLA, Chicago
• Cornell University Library - Citation Management

Citation Tools

• BibMe: fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian
• Citation Builder : web-based tool designed to quickly and easily generate citations for sources consulted during the research process.
• Citeus Legalus: online citation generator for Bluebook: Uniform System of Citation
• EasyBib: good for citing web sites, only MLA citation style free
• KnightCite: MLA, APA, Chicago
• Son of Citation Machine: MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago
  

   

Citation Managers

• Mendeley: reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
• Zotero: easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Zotero is available as an addon for Firefox. Using the Chrome and Safari versions is not recommended due to compatibility issues.