The official site of the American Medical Association Manual of Style:
http://www.amamanualofstyle.com/
If you are accessing the internet through the Lamar Soutter Library you can use the Search function at the top of the website to search through the full text of the guide.
If you are accessing the internet elsewhere this functionality may be unavailable to you. However, you may be able to use other features of the website.
Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty that occurs when someone uses the words, expressions, ideas, opinions or findings of another without giving credit to the original source.
All of the following are considered plagiarism:
Source: What Is Plagiarism? (n.d.) Retrieved June 15, 2015, from <http://plagiarism.org/citing-sources/whats-a-citation>
Citation managers help you organize and keep track of your references and generate bibliographies. Some also have plugins for in-paper citations, the ability to attach full text pdfs to citations, and tools to share your bibliographies with collaborators. Which one should you use?
Citation Manager | Cost | UMMS Support | Accessibility | Get it |
---|---|---|---|---|
EndNote Desktop |
Available to UMMS through a site license managed by the Library. |
Yes. Contact Victoria Rossetti |
Desktop only, syncs with Endnote | endnote.com |
EndNote Basic | Free |
Yes.
|
Web-based. | myendnoteweb.com |
Mendeley | Freemium ($$$ for more than 2GB of cloud storage) |
Yes. Contact Tess Grynoch |
Web-based or desktop. | mendeley.com |
Zotero | Free |
Yes. Contact Tess Grynoch |
Web-based. | zotero.org |
RefWorks |
Available to UMMS through a site license managed by the library. |
Yes. Contact Victoria Rossetti. |
Web-based. | refworks.com |
Papers |
$79, or $49 for students. |
No. |
Web-based, good on mobile devices. | papersapp.com |
For a more complete comparison chart, see Penn State's guide to choosing a citation manager.