LSU Libraries - The Research Process

CONTENTS:
Introduction
Clearly define your topic
Collect/find information
Evaluate the information you find
Use and/or do something with the information
Use the information ethically and legally

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Style guides tell you how to arrange and format the citation information consistently. Different academic disciplines tend to use different styles. If you are doing research for a class assignment your instructor will tell you which style to use. Some of the most common are:

APA (American Psychological Association). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.
Call Number: BF 76.7 .P83 2001
In Middleton Library, the 5th edition is located at Reference Index Table 2 and a copy is also located at the Reference Desk (id required for the Reference Desk Copy).
MLA (Modern Language Association). MLA handbook for writers of research papers.
Call Number: LB 2369 .G53 2003
In Middleton Library, the 6th edition is located at the Reference Desk (id required for the Reference Desk Copy).
Chicago Manual of Style. The Chicago manual of style.
Call Number: Z 253 .C57
In Middleton Library, the 15th edition is located at Reference Index Table 2.
Turabian. A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations.
Call Number LB 2369 .T8 1996
In Middleton Library, the 6th edition is located at Reference Index Table 2.

Be sure to refer to a style guide for exactly how this information should be put together, and for other information which might be required.

For more information on citation styles see the Ready Reference Style Guides page.

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