Strategies & Apps: Tools for Academic Success: Writing & Research

• Learn 

  • Consult quick guides, tutorials, self-quizzes, sample papers, sample references, sample tables, and sample figures

• Research 

  • View tutorials, dictionaries, and reference books.

  • Discover research planning and tracking tools. 

  • Manage your reference library by searching for or creating APA Style references.

• Write

  • Select one of the paper templates to begin writing. 

Zotero is a free software application that collects, manages, and cites research sources

You can use Zotero to...

• Create and organize a personal database of references
• Import references automatically from many Web sites and library E-resources
• Format bibliographies and papers

Zotero is...

• Portable: Your Zotero database is online so you can access it anywhere.
• Stable: Your Zotero database is also stored on your computer.
• Long term: Keep your Zotero database, even after graduation.

Documentation & Tutorials

• Zotero documentation
• Zotero screencasts
• Zotero tutorial from the Green Library at Stanford
• Information guide on Zotero from Georgia State University 
• Information guide on Zotero from MIT
• What is Zotero? From NYU Libraries

Grammarly automatically detects grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice, and style mistakes in your writing. It’s easy to use:

• Copy and paste any English text into Grammarly’s Editor, or install the free browser extension

  • Available for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. 

  • Available as an app for both iOS and Android

• Flags potential issues in the text and suggests context-specific corrections for grammar, spelling, wordiness, style, punctuation, and even plagiarism. 

Purdue OWL offers over 200 free resources including:

• Writing and Teaching Writing

• Research and citation

  • ​​APA, MLA, Chicago, AMA

• Grammar and Mechanics

• Avoiding plagiarism

• Style Guides

• ESL (English as a Second Language)

• Job Search and Professional Writing

• Subject-specific writing