Resources to help you write academic papers:

• Quest Learning Commons – a place to discuss papers, concepts, assignments and projects with each other and with trained peer tutors
• OWL at Purdue General Writing Resources – excellent site for tips and resources to help with all aspects of academic writing
• SFU Academic Writing Resources – links to resources and tutorials on academic writing
• Grammarly – sign up for a free account for help with writing and grammar

In-library resources:

• Academic writing : an introduction (Call number: PE1408 G54 2014)
• Elements of Indigenous style : a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples (Call number: PN147 Y68 2018)
• The elements of style (Call number: PE1408 S772 2000)
• Stylish academic writing (Call number: LB2369 S96 2012)

Managing your citations is an important component of academic writing. Always check your citations for accuracy—spelling and syntax errors are common, especially when using computer-generated citations.

Tools to help you manage citations:

• Zotero (recommended) – a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite and share your research sources
• My EBSCOhost – Create folders and save content within EBSCO databases (including the EDS) by signing in and following the prompts to create a free My EBSCOhost account (your Quest username and password will not work)
• BibMe
• Citethisforme
• Mendeley
• Son of Citation Machine

Resources to help format your assignments in your chosen citation style.

Online resources:

• OWL at Purdue: APA Guide
• OWL at Purdue: MLA Guide
• SFU Library: Citation and Style Guides

In-library resources:

• Chicago Manual of Style (Call number: Z253 U69 2010)
• Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles–MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More (Call number: PN171 F56 L55 2011)
• Concise Rules of APA Style (Call number: BF76.7 C66 2010)
• MLA Handbook (Call number: LB2369 G53 2016)
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Call number: BF76.7 P83 2011)