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APA Style
There are many citation styles out there but the style generally used by gender studies researchers is APA style. The official handbook outlining this style is called Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Edition).
Why Cite?
By learning the principles of a citation style like APA you have the tools needed to properly cite resources used in your research papers. Documenting the ideas and quotes you've borrowed from other authors helps you to uphold legal and ethical obligations of research.
When you cite you avoid plagiarism, which is the failure to credit authors whose work you use in your own writing. Plagiarism leads to very serious consequences if detected in student work. The 2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin says that, "Cheating on examinations and plagiarism of any sort are unacceptable and, if proven, are cause for the most severe penalties up to and including suspension or dismissal from the University."
The library has created a guide on avoiding plagiarism which covers topics including definitions of plagiarism, citing sources, and tutorials.
As of June 2014 the library no longer provides access to the citation manager RefWorks. We now recommend using two free tools to manage your citations: EasyBib and Zotero. These tools allow you to create and save citations from various sources, format manuscripts and turn them into bibliographies in any style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).
You can create a free EasyBib account through LIU here.You can check out this guide created by LIU Post librarians for information about using EasyBib.
LIU Brooklyn librarians have created a helpful guide which will explain to you how to use Zotero.
