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Public Administration: Writing & Citing

A guide for students doing research on public administration and policy.

Writing + Citing Your Research Paper

Help With Writing Your Paper: Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Complete APA and MLA style guides, including information on how to create a proper works cited page, how to add and edit footnotes, and manage in-text citations. 

RefWorks - an online citation management tool

Organize and manage your citations with RefWorks

RefWorks is an online citation management software that can help you create a bibliography and organize your research. LIU has an institutional RefWorks account - click on the "Sign Up for a New Account" link to get started. If you are logging in from off-campus, you may need the institutional ID, which is: RWLongIslandU

For help using RefWorks or with any of your citations, don't hesitate to contact a librarian, at: 718-780-4513.