Why use Scholarly Sources?
When writing a research paper in an academic setting, the use of scholarly resources is recommended to give credibility to the paper. Scholarly articles are peer-reviewed and written by experts in the field. They are well-researched, and in-depth, with bibliographies. Academic journals are scholarly sources.
Ex: Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Central Science
Popular articles are written to inform or entertain and meant for the general public. The articles are not peer-reviewed and rarely include bibliographies.
Ex: Time, Newsweek.
Zotero is a free citation management tool to use when you want to organize the bibliographic references. Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages
Click here to download both Zotero and the Browser Connector.
Please download the browser connector for (Chrome, Safari, etc.) to your device for Zotero to collect your citations.
RefWorks
A Lib Guide for RefWorks, prepared by Lee Yen Han (Head of Learning and Engagement) is available to all users. It gives information about starting an account, how-to-use video, and other useful tips.
ACS Style Guide is available in Print at the Service Desk and virtually through the online resources found here
Call Number is: QD8.5 .A25 2006
The ACS Style Guide is the essential writing guide for the 51 scholarly journals published by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
