Sociology 

Find out what to cite, how to cite and how to avoid plagiarism.

Create a free account in RefWorks, a web-based program that will help you collect, organize, share and format citations.

Check out this 2-min tutorial on how to create a free account.

• BibTex: Created for use with LaTeX software, but now compatabile with other software.  Widely used in math, science and engineering.  More help can be found in the Rough Guide to BibTex.


• Zotero: Works within the Firefox Web browser to capture and organize citations from the Web, journals, library catalogs, etc.


• CiteULike: A tool that combines social bookmarking (a la delicious) and a citation manager.


• Connotea: Similar to CiteULike.  See more information here at the Duke Libraries Connotea guide.

• American Sociological Association (ASA) Style Guide
  (Reference) HM569 .A54 2007 

• Quick Style Guide for Students Writing Sociology Papers
  Quick refererence prepared by the American Sociological Associiation.
  

Check out these sites for tips on citing sources:

• Duke's Guide to Citing Sources


• Citation Styles Online


• Research and Documentation Online
  Contains sample papers in MLA, APA, Chicago and CSE formats.


• Citing Images
  Tips for using images responsibly

• The Sociology Student Writer's Manual
  Provides information about the basic skills of writing, formatting, source citations, grammar, sentence structure, research, and utilizing available sources.

• A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers
  Examines a range of writing assignments for sociology courses at all levels and uses writing samples to illustrate effective writing.

Schedule a research consultation with a subject specialist:

Linda Daniel
Subjects: Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Lingustics
Reference, Perkins 233
660-5927
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