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French Library Guide

A guide to articles, books, primary sources, and methods for researching literature, language, and culture of the Francophone world.

Quick Guides to MLA

As a general rule, use MLA style for scholarship in literature, arts, and the humanities.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

The Annotated Bibliography

Managing Your Citations

Citation management tools help you collect, organize, and annotate your research materials, as well as format citations and bibliographies.  Select the one that best fits your style.

Zotero

Zotero

A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research. Zotero allows you to attach digital objects like PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies, even from within your preferred word processor.
 

You will want to download:

  • Zotero 7 app A stand-alone application for all users.
  • Zotero Connector To save to Zotero directly from your browser.

Word processor plugins for Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and LibreOffice come bundled with the Zotero app and will be installed automatically for each installed word processor when you first start Zotero.

 

Library Lookup for Tulane

The Library Lookup option lets you locate items in an online library catalog so you can track down a physical or online full-text copy of the resource. You can enable Zotero's Library Lookup feature. Select or type in a resolver from the Advanced pane of the Zotero preferences. Tulane University Libraries OpenURL resolver is https://library.search.tulane.edu/openurl/01TUL_INST/01TUL_INST:Tulane

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