Research & Writing Help

Research Help

Get in the LOOP!

Check out the Library's new online orientation. It provides students with all of the information necessary to begin using the Brooklyn College Library.

Citation Resources

Style Guides & RefWorks

Learn about MLA, APA, and other styles, as well as RefWorks and other citation mangement tools.

Writing Annotations & Summaries

Annotated Bibliographies
A brief overview of the process of writing annotations for a bibliography, from the OWL at Purdue University.
Writing an Annotated Bibliography
A detailed guide to writing annotations, including many examples, from Lawrence University.

Write the Paper

OWL: The Purdue Online Writing Lab

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue is a great place to start for guidelines on research, writing, grammar, and citation styles (MLA and APA).

A+ Research and Writing
This website from the Internet Public Library provides a step by step guide for researching and writing a paper.
Brooklyn College Learning Center
Need help with a particular topic? Talk one-on-one with a peer tutor at the Learning Center in Boylan Hall.
Duke Thompson Writing Program

Duke University's Thompson Writing Program is a great place to find information and guides about writing in specific academic disciplines as well as different genres of writing (annotated bibliographies, cover letters, etc.).

Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
This classic reference book, available in full text online, explains the principal requirements of plain English style, as well as the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly broken.
Guide to Grammar and Style
This guide, by Professor Jack Lynch of Rutgers University, is a compendium of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.

How to Paraphrase and Quote Other Authors

Avoiding and Detecting Plagiarism (PDF)

This CUNY guide explains plagiarism and academic honesty.

Brooklyn College Learning Center
Need help with a particular topic? Talk one-on-one with a peer tutor at the Learning Center in Boylan Hall.
Is It Plagiarism Yet?
Advice on how to paraphrase, when to give credit, and deciding what is common knowledge, from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Overview and Contradictions of Scholarly Research
From the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University, this resource offers advice on how to avoid plagiarism in your work.
Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
Guidelines for recognizing acceptable and unacceptable paraphrases to help you steer clear of plagiarism in your work, from Indiana University.
Safe Practices for Research and Drafting
Guidelines for research, writing, and citing sources, from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Academic Integrity & Plagiarism

Academic Integrity at CUNY

The Brooklyn College Library adheres to the College's policy on academic integrity. Please use this link to find more information on the CUNY-wide policy on academic integrity.

Learning Center Tutoring Help

Learning Center Tutor at the Library

Need help with your writing, grammar, mechanics and style? The Learning Center will have a tutor in the Library this month to help you.

Here are the dates/times the tutor will be available. We strongly suggest you make an appointment by calling 718-951-5821, or by stopping by the Learning Center (1300 Boylan).

All sessions will be in room 142, on the First Floor of the Library.

 

Tuesday, May 7, 3:00pm-5:00pm

Thursday, May 9, 2:00pm-4:00pm

Friday, May 10, 3:00pm-5:00pm

 

Tuesday, May 14, 3:00pm-5:00pm

Thursday, May 16, 2:00pm-4:00pm

Friday, May 17, 3:00pm-5:00pm

 

Tuesday, May 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm

Thursday, May 23, 2:00pm-4:00pm

Friday May, 24, 3:00pm-5:00pm

 

Questions? Contact Matthew Harrick (Library), 718-758-5209, or Rich Vento (Learning Center), 718-951-5821.