Research Guides: Political Science and Public Administration (PSPA): Citation Guides & Writing Resources

Citation Guides

APSA Style Guide
APSA Style Guide Tips
APA Manual 7th Edition
The manual of the American Psychological Association is available in the Reference Department.
The OWL at Purdue
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab provides comprehensive, user-friendly resources for multiple citation formats and offers excellent tips for writing. This is also a great site for double-checking any citations you have imported from online databases. Whether you're writing a research paper or a cover letter for your job search, the OWL can help!
OWL APA Style Guide
OWL Chicago Manual 16th Edition Guide
Research and Documentation Online
An easy to navigate guide that covers the Humanities, Social Sciences, History, and the Sciences.

Additional Citation Guides & Links

OWL MLA Style Guide
OWL Chicago Manual 16th Edition Guide
Plagiarism: What it is and How to Avoid it
From Indiana University, Bloomington IN
How to Recognize Plagiarism
From Indiana University, Bloomington IN
Sample APA Paper
From the OWL at Purdue
Annotated Bibliography Samples
From the OWL at Purdue
Annotated Bibliographies
From The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill

Campus Resources

Political Science Research Methods

Political Science Research Methods, 7th edition website
Includes "Insightful chapter summaries for study, Interactive quizzes, Flashcards for all key terms and their definitions, Annotated web links to further explore and facilitate research," and Data Resources.

Information Literacy: Evaluating Scholarly Sources

Evaluating Scholarly Books & Articles: Information Literacy Guide
From Iowa State University's e-Library
What is a Scholarly Source?
From the University of Central Florida
Scholarly Journals vs. Magazines
From University of Central Florida Libraries
How to Identify Scholarly Sources
From Millsaps College
Purdue OWL: Evaluating Sources: Overview
Purdue OWL - Searching the World Wide Web: Overview

2012 APA Databases Methodology Field Values

APA Databases Methodology Field Values
Chart of commonly used methodologies and their respective definitions from the APA website

From the APA website

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