Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (formerly Communication Disorders)
Citation Guides
Not only do you need to cite your sources, but you need to format them according to a particular style. Your instructor will often ask you to use a certain style in your paper. Here are links for more information about the styles commonly used in the health sciences:
**NOTE: Many databases provided by the Libraries will generate citations that are not always 100% accurate! When using APA or AMA style, always check the capitalization of words in the article title and the journal title to make sure they are correct.**
- APA Style 7th Edition Reference Quick Guidean overview of formatting citations in APA 7 from the APA Style team
- APA Style - Style & Grammar Guidelines for Referencesfrom APA Style website
- APA Citation Style Guidefrom Purdue University
Guide in print:
Du Bois Library: UM Reference Desk / BF76.7 .P83 2010
OR
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / BF76.7 .P83 2010 / Reference - AMA Manual of Style - 11th EditionE-book version of the latest American Medical Association style guide. (Limited to 3 users at a time.)
- AMA Style Guidefrom University of Washington
Guide in print:
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / R119 .A533 2009 - NLM Journal AbbreviationsAllows you to get the NLM abbreviation for a journal title to use in AMA citation format. Can also look up abbreviation to find full journal title.
- Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new windowThe widely-used citation and style guide for scholarly writing.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Citation/Reference Managers
If creating citations has you stressed, there are several different tools out there that will help you with formatting. To learn more about what citation managers can do and to see a handy chart comparing the tools UMass Amherst Libraries support, click the link below!
You can also check out the pages on this guide for Zotero and Mendeley to learn more about them.
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Resources from the UMass Amherst Writing Center
The UMass Amherst Writing Center, located in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library, has a page devoted to resources about various aspects of writing and research.
Books on Writing & Research
Writing and Evaluating Scientific Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders by Shelley B. Brundage; Robert H. Brookshire
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781597566148Publication Date: 2015Researching Communication Disorders by Alison Ferguson; Elizabeth Armstrong
Call Number: RC423 .F425 2009ISBN: 9780230594340Publication Date: 2009Also available in print:
UM W.E.B. Du Bois / RC423 .F425 2009Handbook of Qualitative Research in Communication Disorders by Martin J. Ball (Editor); Nicole Müller (Editor); Ryan L. Nelson (Editor)
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781848726420Publication Date: 2013Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals by Lisa Chasan-Taber
Call Number: E-book R853.P75 C48 2014ISBN: 9781466512078Publication Date: 2014Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Public Health by Deborah K. Padgett
Call Number: RA440.85 .P335 2012ISBN: 9781412990332Publication Date: 2012News & Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics by Lewis Cope; Victor Cohn; Deborah Cohn Runkle
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781405160964Publication Date: 2012
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