Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Introductory Course: Writing and Citing

English 1000 subject guide

Set up a Research Consultation

Paper Assistance

• Writing and Citing assistance
  • A collection of links to help Engineers with writing and research.
• ASME Citation Guide
• Research Paper Assistance
  • A webpage that outlines the basics of writing a research paper.

Research Tools

• LibX -- LibX MU Libraries is a Firefox/IE extension that provides direct access to MU Libraries resources from whatever web page you are on. Install LibX for free (Firefox or IE7)LibX instructions and guides

Keep Track of Your References and Make Bibliographies

• Endnote
  • Use EndNote to search online bibliographic databases; organize references, images and PDFs in any language; and create bibliographies and figure lists instantly.
  • Download Endnote software (free for MU students)  
  • Endnote instructions and guides
• Zotero
  • Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources.
  • Download Zotero for free (only works with Firefox)
    • Don't forget to Download Zotero's word processor plugins
  • Zotero instructions and guides