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What is a DOI?

Some citation styles ask for a DOI or digitial object identifier. Information on finding DOIs is available in the handout listed below.

Handouts on Academic Writing

Academic Learning Centre handouts
Includes several useful handouts on different aspects of academic writing, paraphrasing, grammar, notetaking and presentations.
Suggestions for Writing Book Reviews (U of M Libraries)
Suggestions for Writing Critical Reviews of Journal Articles (U of M Libraries)
Suggestions for Writing Research Papers (U of M Libraries)
Writing an Annotated Bibliography (U of M Libraries)

Tools for Managing References

Popular tools and software for storing articles and citations/references and for creating bibliographies or reference lists.

Books on Academic Writing

Help with Specific Styles

AAA (American Anthropological Society)
ACS (American Chemical Society)
AMA Style (American Medical Association)
APA
"APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences."
CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Style Guide
Chicago/Turabian
Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citing.
Harvard
IEEE
This style is commonly used for Electrical and Computer Engineering.
MLA
"MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities."
Vancouver
"Vancouver style referencing refers to a numbered reference style that was first specified in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals."

Citing Government Documents

Brief Guide to Citing Canadian Government Documents and Statistics (Queen's University Library)
This guide provides general overview of how to cite Canadian government publications. Prepared by Sharon Musgrave and maintained by Government Documents, Stauffer Library, Queen's University.
Citing Government Publications: Detailed Guide (Canada) - PDF
A guide to citing Canadian government publications prepared by the D.B. Weldon Library, the University of Western Ontario.
Guide: Citing U.S. Government Publications (Indiana University)
How to Cite Government Publications (McMaster University Library)

Writing Guides for Theses/Dissertations

Suggestions for Writing Theses and Dissertations (University of Manitoba Libraries)

Publishing in Open Access Journals

Publishing support from University of Manitoba Libraries

Subject Guide

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Writing Tutors

Need help with writing papers? Visit the Academic Learning Centre located in 201 Tier Building, book your appointment online, or call 480-1481.

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