Criminology: Citing & Writing

Spring 2012 Workshops

The Library, Student Learning Commons, and IT Services offer a wide range of workshops, consultations, and self-guided instructional tools for both undergraduate and graduate students. Examples include workshops on integrating sources into your papers, using the RefWorks citation management software, and MS Word.

Style guides and citing

• SFU Library Writing & style guides
• APA / MLA / Chicago / Turabian
• Legal Citation: Legal Research materials (from Queen's University)
• A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations, 7th edition [Turabian] LB 2369 T8 2007
  
• Canadian Guide To Uniform Legal Citation (copies in Reference, Stacks)
• SFU: School of Criminology, Term Paper Style Requirements

The new edition (6th) of APA requires a DOI (when available) when citing electronic versions of articles. Use crossref.org to search for DOIs in one place.

Need to cite Twitter, Facebook, or some other non-traditional format? Search the APA Style Blog for some handy citation examples and discussion.

Citation Management

Use RefWorks to store your references online and create properly formatted bibliographies instantly by exporting citations from a variety of article indexes and databases into your free RefWorks account. See our RefWorks Help FAQs for more information.

Writing

The Student Learning Commons provides assistance and numerous, helpful writing handouts.

Plagiarism

The unacknowledged use of other people's ideas or work, whether intentional or unintentional, is a serious academic offence. Plagiarism can be avoided through careful work habits. Learn more through the SFU Library's plagiarism guide and take our interactive tutorial Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism to test your knowledge.