GEOG 502: Professional Writing in Geography - Winter 2023: Keep current & stay organized

Share your writing with UW Google apps

UW Google apps
Information from UW IT on setting up and using UW Google apps
About Google Docs
via Google
Google Docs Tutorial
via YouTube

Organize & Cite Your Sources Using Zotero

Zotero is an internet brower extension to help you collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources.

Zotero works with word processing programs to automatically format your citations in APA and other citation styles.
Zotero Notes and Zotero Tags: add notes and tags for each citation to organize, summarize and keep track of your best sources.

Download Zotero for Firefox
Recommended method, since Zotero was created as a Firefox extension.
Download Zotero for Mac OS X

Online Resources for Citation Styles

UW Libraries Quick Guide to APA Style Handout (pdf)
APA Formatting and Citation Guide
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
Harvard Formatting and Citation Guide
Guide from Anglia Ruskin University
UW Libraries Quick Guide to Chicago Style Handout (pdf)
Chicago Formatting and Citation Guide
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
UW Libraries Quick Guide to MLA Style Handout (pdf)
MLA Formatting and Citation Guide
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
UW Libraries Citation & Writing Guide
Includes formatting guidelines, printable resources and example citations for APA, MLA, Chicago and other styles.

Keep current with research alerts

Keep up on the literature related to food studies by setting up journal alerts through UW Libraries Databases. Read all about it here and watch the video tutorials above.