Citation styles

IEEE and ACM citation styles are commonly used in CS. 

Citing in LaTeX

See the BibTeX, LaTex, and Overleaf guide. 

Citation managers

Introduction to reference management software 

Reference/citation management software helps you organize the information sources that you find and automates the process of creating your bibliography. Many reference management software packages are available, each of them with their own strengths and weaknesses. Below are two commonly used reference managers: 

Zotero 

• Install Zotero:
  • a. Create a free account with Zotero
  • b. Download Zotero 7 and Zotero Connector
  • c. Install Zotero Word plugin: The word processor plugins are bundled with Zotero and should be installed automatically for each supported word processor on your computer when you first start Zotero. You can reinstall the plugins later from the Cite > Word Processor Plugins section of the Zotero settings
  • d. Install Better BibTeX Plugin to Zotero for some advanced features, such as exporting journal abbreviations in BibTeX files, if you want to use LaTeX instead of MS Word
• Quick start guide
• Support documentation 

Mendeley 

• Install Mendeley:
  • a. Create a free account with Mendeley
  • b. Download Mendeley Reference Manager
  • c. Sign into Mendeley Reference Manager; Install Web Importer and Mendeley Cite from the Tools on the top
• Help guides
• Mendeley LibGuide

It should be noted that SFU Library's Research Help supports Zotero. Refer to the guide for details. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about using Mendeley. 

Avoiding plagiarism

SFU library guide:

• Avoid plagiarism

ACM guidelines: 

• ACM policy on plagiarism, misrepresentation, and falsification
• Penalties for publication violations
• Ethics and plagiarism update

IEEE guidelines: 

• Plagiarism information centre
• Identify plagiarism
• Investigating possible misconduct 

Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated text:

• ACM - Principles for the development, deployment, and use of Generative AI technologies and news release
• IEEE - Guidelines for AI-generated Text 

Writing

The Library provides access to hundreds of books on scientific and technical writing. One way to locate writing guides is to try a Subject search in the Library Catalogue. Some good subject headings are:

• Communication in science
• Communication of technical information
• Technical writing
• Technical writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Dissertations, academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

See also:  Business communication

Sample titles:

• Writing for computer science [print]
• Technical writing: a practical guide for engineers and scientists [print]
• Scientific writing and communication: papers, proposals and presentations [print]