PART I.
BASICS

Introduction.
1. Research writing assignments develop important skills.
2. Why documenting sources is essential.
3. Why style guidelines are necessary to research writing.

PART II.
USING SOFTWARE TO STREAMLINE THE RESEARCH PROCESS

Introduction.
1. A tale of two students.
2. Choosing a topic.
3. Online databases you can search.
4. Building a working bibliography.
5. Gathering research.
6. Outlining your discussion.
7. Writing, and documenting sources.

PART III.
CITATION SOFTWARE TUTORIALS

Using Citation for APA Style papers
Lesson 1. Getting started
Lesson 2. Building your research datafile
Lesson 3. Automatically writing APA Style References

Using Citation for MLA Style papers

Lesson 1. Getting started
Lesson 2. Building your research datafile
Lesson 3. Automatically writing MLA Style References

General QuickStart Tutorial and Help

QuickStart Tutorial
Citation Online Help System
Quick Reference Guide
Citation EasyGuide

PART IV.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION [unfinished section]

APA Style
MLA Style
Chicago and Turabian Style
CBE Style
Sample papers

PART V.
REFERENCES

Types of reference systems General rules and information for entering information in Citation

List of data entry forms in Citation
General field definitions

EXAMPLE RECORDS for different source works

Common types of research source materials

Books, treatises, monographs, pamphlets, multivolume works, collections.
Editions other than first, reprinted / republished books.
Translations and multilingual books.
Series publications.
Multivolume works.
Anthologies, collections, dictionaries, encyclopedias.
In press or forthcoming works, missing publication information, classics (published before 1900), imprints.
Treatises, leaflets, monographs, guidebooks, yearbooks, catalogs, published dissertations.
Shorter works published in anthologies, collections, treatises, encyclopedias, and other bound volumes.
Reports.
Scholarly journals.
Popular periodicals or magazines.
Newspapers.
Reviews, letters, interviews, editorials, advertisements and other pieces published in periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers).
Conference or symposium proceedings, papers, sessions and presentations.
Unpublished works.
Audiovisual materials.
Legal and legislative sources.
Electronic and internet sources.
Special materials (maps, artworks, polls, etc.).

PART VI.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Appendix A. Glossary of basic terms.
Appendix B. Legal abbreviations.
Appendix C. The new academic epidemic: the plagiarism plague.

BIBLIOGRAPHY