Research and Writing Aids
Citing Internet (and other) Resources
- IBTS Citing Guide - PDF format [PDF, 63 kb]
IBTS Citing Guide - DOC format [DOC, 141 kb] - Turabian citation style
IBTS uses the Turabian citation style which is based on the Chicago Manual of Style. See Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th rev. ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996, 808.02 T929M1996 (on Reserve Shelf).For quick reference, the University of California Berkeley Library has created a tutorial with samples of footnotes (or endnotes) and bibliographic entries for the most common types of resources including online journal articles and websites.
- How to cite Electronic Sources
This Library of Congress guide hopes to help writers to create proper citations of digitized materials, such as cartoons, films, legal documents, maps, newspapers, photographs and drawings, sound recordings, special presentations, and texts. You will follow the Chicago Manual of Style on which the Turabian Style is based.
Train yourself to search the Internet
- Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
Tutorials created by the University of California Berkeley Library to guide users in finding quality information on the Internet. - Internet for Religious Studies
Tutorial on using the Internet for theological and religious studies. - Internet Detective
The tutorial intends to help wisely use the Internet for research and evaluate the quality of found information. - Thinking critically about WWW Resources
While many Internet search training sites include helps for the evaluation of Internet resources, this is a list of questions to be answered when considering the use of a resource in an academic paper.
Copyright and Plagiarism Issues
- IBTS Copyright Enforcement Policy [PDF, 12 kb]
- Crash Course on Copyright
"The Copyright Crash Course Online Tutorial will help you learn about how ownership of copyrighted materials works, what is fair use and when and how to get permission to use someone else's materials." - Resources to avoid plagiarism
Offers tips on how to avoid plagiarism and guidelines and suggestions for developing good research and writing skills. - How to avoid plagiarism
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University develops writing resources, including materials on avoiding plagiarism.
