How to Cite Your Information Sources
Citation Style Guides
Life Sciences Citation Style Guide — McGill APA Style 5th Quick Guide — Dalhousie University Referencing and Citation styles: APA 6th — Sydney University Walden University Writing Center
Images
Guides :
Finding and Using Online Images - Simon Fraser University Library Finding Multimedia in Health Sciences - McGill How to use images in presentations - for clinicians - Florida State University Where can I get medical images, photos, videos or animations? – NIH
How to search for images I can legally use?
- Creativecommons.org — Searches only freely licensed images.
- Public Health Image Library (PHIL) - CDC — Most of the images in the collection are in the public domain and are thus free of any copyright restrictions. If you look directly beneath the image you will see a fair use statement that tells you if the image is public domain or copyright protected.
- La bibliothèque d’images du Wellcome Trust contains many freely available images.
- Exercise caution with the usage rights tool for Google Images :
After running your search, click tools (under search box on the right), then select usage rights. Note: all images are "labeled as", this does not mean that is what they are : read the disclaimers on each site. - Also, exercise caution with : Bing Images : After searching, click "Filter" in the top right of the page, then select “License type”.
Citing honestly
Keeping it Honest - McGill
How Not to Plagiarize - University of Toronto Academic integrity - McGill Plagiarism and cheating - McGill
Managing Your References
As you search for literature in your field it is a good idea to keep track of relevant articles by importing them into citation management software. By doing so you are creating your own searchable database.
There are several tools that can help you keep track of your references, share them with collaborators and help you cite the evidence as you write your research papers.
Citation management tools
There are a number of different options available, at the HSL we recommend EndNote (for a fee) and Zotero, that is an open source, therefore free, citation management software.
Use these tools to:
- keep track of bibliographic information about research materials (articles, books, tables, images etc.);
- link to full text;
- create bibliographies and cite your sources (Cite While You Write or CWYW)**;
- manage resources for different research projects;
- share references with other researchers.
**With the desktop versions of citation management tools such as EndNote and Zotero, the Cite-While-You-Write features of online citation management tools will only work if you have Microsoft Office installed on your hard drive (at home or at JGH) i.e. not on the Citrix Network. Citrix does not allow these programs to communicate with Office. To have Office installed on your JGH hard drive contact CSIT. There is a charge for each individual license. You can also consider an open source version like Open Office (free).
Using EndNote
Endnote - JGH Health Sciences Library workshop Getting Started with EndNote — McGill University Health Center EndNote Guide - University of Hawaii at Manoa Library
Using Zotero
Zotero Support Zotero Guide - Harvard University Library
Installation
You must install the programs on your individual desktop or laptop, unless you are using the online version (see below). Instruction in how to use these tools is available either one-on-one or in groups. Please contact 
Kendra Johnston, Librarian, at ext. 22453.
EndNote can be downloaded for free by current McGill faculty and students.
Online tools
EndNote Web
Accessible from anywhere you have Internet access. Can be synchronized with your desktop version of EndNote (for example: if you are at a workstation other than the one where you have Endnote installed, you can use Endnote web and then synchronize your work with your regular version of Endnote.
RefWorks
An online research management, writing and collaboration tool ($100 USD per year, free 30 day trial). Import references the same way you do with EndNote. Manage your references and cite-as-you-write on the go. For more information on RefWorks, see McGill's RefWorks information page.
Zotero
Zotero can be downloaded on your hard drive or be added as a plugin to your browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari). The desktop version must be combined to a plugin for your browser. It is possible to sync your collections online for back up purpose and to access them from a browser anywhere.