Research Guides
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Biology: Research & writing help
Writing & Research Help
- CLUE Evening Drop-in Writing CenterInterdisciplinary, open to all undergraduates. No appointment needed. Staffed by undergraduate and graduate student tutors. Mary Gates Hall
- Odegaard Writing & Research CenterAssistance at Odegaard Undergraduate Library, the Research Commons in Suzzallo/Allen and Health Sciences Library. Visit the web site for more details.
- Student Research Consultations with LibrariansThe Student Consultation Service is designed for UW students needing research assistance with course- and degree-related projects and assignments. Meet with a librarian one-on-one to discuss focusing a topic, identifying & evaluating sources, and searching library databases and the Internet effectively. Writing Center help available 30 hours per week.
UW-Supported Citation Managers
These are web-based personal citation databases and bibliography creators that allow you to import, store, and share your research citations and automatically format your bibliographies into whatever style you need (APA, MLA, Chicago, and many more). See the chart on this page for a comparison of the products listed below.
- RefWorks Guide
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Create or log in to a RefWorks account with your UW NetID. - Zotero GuideA free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
Create or log in to a Zotero account. Learn more from our step-by-step Zotero handout. - Mendeley GuideA free reference manager and academic social network to help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
Create or log in to a Mendeley account
UW-Supported Citation Management Help
- Make an appointment to get in person citation management help from our Research Commons Graduate Specialists. We can help you:
- Get started with RefWorks, Zotero, EndNote Basic or Mendeley.
- Choose a citation manager.
- Export citations to a citation manager.
- Troubleshoot citation management issues on your laptop.
Citation Style Guides
- American Psychological Association (APA)The complete printed manual, "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association" is in Suzzallo Ready Reference and other locations: BF76.7 .P82 2010
- Council of Science Editors (CSE)The complete manual, "Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers" is available in Odegaard and UW Tacoma Libraries: T11 .S386 2014
- Chicago Style GuideThe complete Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. is available in Suzzallo Ready Reference and other locations, Z253.U69 2010
Writing & Grammar Guides
- The OWL at Purdue"The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and ... provide[s] these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue."