Writing & Citing - CHE 246 - Lab in CHE Principles - LibGuides at University of Rochester

Reference Managers

Reference (or citation) managers like RefWorks, EndNote, Mendeley and Zotero help you track and organize your resources and citations, so that when you're writing your paper, you can easily cite your sources. These kinds of reference managers also help you insert citations, create endnotes and bibliographies. For more information, you can visit our Reference Managers Guide using the link below.

Reference Managers Guide
This guide offers information and support for EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks, and Zotero.

EndNote This link opens in a new window
Use this reference management tool to export and format references from databases. Learn more.

Mendeley
An easy-to-use reference manager - especially if you have a lot of pdfs that you want to organize.

RefWorks This link opens in a new window
RefWorks is a web-based citation management tool. Export references from databases and format them for papers and bibliographies.

Zotero
This is a great citation manager if you're likely to cite blogs, videos and webpages - captures the relevant information with one-click.

APA Guides Online

APA Style and Grammar Guidelines (7th Edition)
APA Style 7th Edition Reference Examples
APA Style 7th Edition Handouts and Guides
APA Style Blog The APA Style Blog is the official companion to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. It's run by a group of experts who work with APA Style every day. They publish weekly posts to talk about what we love—writing, publishing, and APA Style. They explore what APA Style is and how it works in a variety of areas, including reference citations of every sort, grammar and usage, the publication process, and social media. Occasionally they feature guest bloggers who write about more technical issues.
Guide for formatting student papers by APA (7th Edition)
Info on how to set up your title page, what font, margins, line spacing and indentation you should use, as well as sample papers to look at for guidance.
APA 6th edition/ 7th edition Comparison Quick Guide (ECU Libraries)

ACS Style Guide & ChemDraw

ACS Style Quick Guide
List of examples for current ACS style.
ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication
(Online) Instruction and advice writers need to master the art of scholarly communication. This Guide covers everything from classic journal authoring topics (now completely modernized) such as Organization of Your Article and Peer Review, to styling conventions needed for all scholarly communication, such as Chemical Nomenclature and Effective Writing and Word Usage, to emerging areas of interest in scholarly communication, including Open Access & Open Science, Sharing Data, Communicating Safety Information, and Preprints

CAS Source Index Search Tool (CASSI) This link opens in a new window
Searchable list of chemistry journal titles and abbreviations.

ChemDraw Software
(ChemDraw Professional) Draw compounds and lab glassware diagrams. Available at public computers. For tips & tricks, see the hot keys and shortcut cheat sheets in the help as well as some tutorials. All users will be required to create a NEW account. See System Requirements
Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program
Improve your writing by meeting with consultants or writing fellows.