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Handling citations and avoiding plagiarism

What is plagiarism and how to avoid it
Advice given to students throughout NU

Northwestern University Definitions of Academic Violations

Using APA and MLA documentation
Good advice and examples from the Purdue OWL

Documentation styles used in different science journals
Links to style & documentation guidelines in different science journals

Using endnotes in Word documents (doc)
"How to" Advice from Prof. B. Crist, Materials Science (2006)