Ethical research requires citing your sources properly to avoid plagiarism.

What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It

Academic Integrity at Columbia College

Columbia Copyright Advisory Office

To determine which citation style is appropriate for your subject, see:

• The Bedford Handbook, 7th Edition: Research and Documentation Online
  An excellent resource for MLA, APA, and Chicago style information.
  
• The Columbia Guide to Online Style
  Includes guidelines for online citations and for formatting your documents.
• Citing Government Documents
  Includes citation formats for specific government documents.

Columbia Libraries offers several free citation managment software programs.
They vary in ease of use.

We recommend Zotero for undergraduates, but you are welcome to compare each software's features. The Libraries offers free workshops on using these software programs.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Anice Mills, Undergraduate Services Librarian or Danianne Mizzy, Engineering Librarian.