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Workshops
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] [print]
- Canadian Guide To Uniform Legal Citation [print]
- How to cite images Library guide
- How to Cite Statistics Canada Products -- from Statistics Canada. A new online tool that describes how to build a reference when citing any type of Statistics Canada product.
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, or view apastyle.org.
Citation Management
Citation management tools collect your journal article, book, or other document citations together in one place, and help you create properly formatted bibliographies in almost any style — in seconds. Citation management tools help you keep track of your sources while you work and store your references for future use and reuse.
SFU Library provides support for Zotero. For help, contact us at citation-managers@sfu.ca.
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.