Joining the Conversation: Scholarly Research and Academic Integrity

Tip Sheet

Now that you've completed the tutorial, you may want to refer to some of the resources that were covered. Print or bookmark this page for future reference.

Getting Started With Research

• Library research guides recommend sources of background information, indexes to periodical articles, bibliographies, Web sites, and other resources in over 60 topic areas. http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/index.htm
• Use the Research Advisor to identify periodical indexes by topic. http://www.library.georgetown.edu/advisor/
• 15 Steps to Good Research: http://www.library.georgetown.edu/reference/infolit.htm

• Library—Research and Reference Help http://www.library.georgetown.edu/resource/ref.htm
• Writing Center http://writingcenter.georgetown.edu/
• Honor Council http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/hc/index.html

Citation Styles and Online Writing Resources:

• RefWorks, online tool for managing and formatting your footnotes and bibliography http://www.library.georgetown.edu/resource/rwmain.htm
• The Library's guides to citation formats:
  • MLA http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/mla/
  • Turbanian Footnote/Endnote Style http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/turabianfoot/
  • Turabian Parenthetical Reference Style http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/turabianparen/
• Writing Center Resources (including links to APA and Chicago Manual of Style guides) http://writingcenter.georgetown.edu/resources_writers.html
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

• What is Plagiarism? http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/hc/plagiarism.html
• Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue Univ. Online Writing Lab) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
• Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It (Indiana Univ.) http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

Last updated 8/07 - sh