Research Impact Librarian
APA Citation Information
- Basics of APA StyleTutorial created by APA
Plagiarism
- Understanding Academic IntegrityLSU's Office of Student Advocacy & Accountability does a great job of explaining plagiarism and how LSU interprets plagiarism. While you are visiting the SAA site, you may want to read about University Hearing Panels.
- Patterns of PlagiarismThe University of Indiana does a great job of supplying and explaining multiple examples of intentional and unintentional plagiarism.
Literature Reviews
Some students get confused by literature review assignments and turn in work that is more like a research paper than a literature review. Here's how one professor explains the difference: "In a literature review, the focus is on what researchers in the field had to say. The articles themselves will be referred to specifically. For a research paper, the articles are used to support the conclusions that you reached, rather than to directly discuss the articles themselves."
First, read the relevant section in the style manual you are using. Follow the directions your professor gives you. If your professor uses a rubric, study the rubric.
The University of North Carolina's Writing Center has helpful information.
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UNC's Writing Center's Guide to Literature ReviewsExplains what literature reviews are and offer insights into the form and construction of literature reviews in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.