Research Guides: MIM Resources: Citing Tools & Evaluating Resources

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Endnote Web - a bibliographic citation manager
EndNoteWeb is a web-based service for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies. It can be used in conjunction with EndNote and the ISI Web of KnowledgeSM research platform. Please note that access to EndNoteWeb is only available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students.
Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide
Offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Contains examples of how to cite the most frequent types of sources.
Interactive Plagiarism Tutorial
A tutorial that steps you through practical examples of how to avoid plagiarism by the Vaughan Memorial Library at Acadia University.
Online Writing Lab
An in depth collection of writing resources. Information is included on the writing process, research and citation and subject specific writing guides. This resource is created and maintained by Purdue University.

*Please note that RefWorks will no longer be supported by UMD after summer 2016.

How to evaluate resources
A description of criteria to consider when selecting books and articles.
The research process
Video tutorials discussing the research process

There are several reasons why it is important to cite

It is important to give the proper credit to the person or group who spent the time researching and writing in order to provide that information.
This allows your instructor (and maybe one day the reader of your article?!) to find the source later if she wants to read it herself.
Citing experts gives credibility to the argument of your paper.
Indicates that you did a thorough job researching your topic.