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POLS 3540: Constructing States, Nations and Democracy

Prof. Sheri Berman, Spring 2024

How to cite your sources

APSA Style Manual for Political Science
2018 PDF from the American Political Science Association

The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition by The University The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2024

ISBN: 9780226817972

Publication Date: 2024-09-19

The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar--an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition!

Citation Management Software
This is a Barnard Library guide to tools that help manage citations and build bibliographies, including Zotero and Mendeley.
Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL)
OWL has lots of general and subject-specific writing tips and techniques, along with research advice and detailed citation and formatting standards for the APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2016

ISBN: 9781603293518

Publication Date: 2021-04-22
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010

ISBN: 9781433832154

Publication Date: 2019-10-01

Guidance on Data Citations
Guidance for authors wishing to create data and code supplements, and for replicators, from Social Science Data Editors
Quick Guide to Data Citation
This is a handy resource from the International Association for Social Science Information Services Technology (IASSIST).

Writing and research methods

Annotated Bibliographies - UNC Writing Center
This explains why annotated bibliographies are useful for researchers, provides an explanation of what constitutes an annotation, describes various types of annotations and styles for writing them, and offers multiple examples of annotated bibliographies in the MLA, APA, and CBE/CSE styles of citation.

The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth; Gregory G. Colomb; Joseph M. Williams; Joseph Bizup; William T. FitzGerald
ISBN: 9780226239569

Publication Date: 2016-10-19

This is a great book to refer to at any stage in the research process.

SAGE Research Methods Core
SAGE Research Methods provides a comprehensive picture of research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods) across the social and behavioral sciences. It includes more than 100,000 pages of SAGE book and reference material on research methods as well as selected material from SAGE journals.

Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Info-Glut by Kristin Luker
ISBN: 9780674031579

Publication Date: 2008-10-31

Search log
Try using a rearch log to keep track of what you've searched and what you want to try next. You can copy this to your Google Drive and adjust it to suit your needs.

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Subjects: Political Science