Academic Paper Options and Citation

LIRN Features

• LIRN provides various options at the top right of the paper page, including download PDF, email, cite, print, and all options (save to Drive)
• The 'Cite' option provides the citation for the paper, which is important to keep for research and can be copied directly into a paper
• The citation style can be set to APA 7th edition, and the citation can be emailed to oneself

Advanced Searches

• LIRN allows for advanced searches, with examples including searching for "behavioral economics" and "income"
• Searches can also be conducted from the main page search, searching all electronic resources of LIRN
• Searches can be narrowed using filters or by browsing subjects

eBooks Search

• LIRN allows for searches in eBooks, with the option to use advanced search (with filters) or browse by subject
• Users can create an account and use their bookshelf section to save eBooks

Reference Managers and APA References

• A reference manager is a software package that helps researchers, writers, and authors collect, organize, and use bibliographic references or citations
• Reference managers save time and help avoid manual typing of references
• APA references include the year of publication, page or paragraph numbers for direct quotations, and the author's name (with no titles or degrees)

APA Citation Guidelines

• Dates: APA includes the year of publication in every parenthetical citation and in the first narrative citation of each source in any paragraph
• Page numbers: APA requires specific page, paragraph, or location numbers for all direct quotations, but rarely includes page numbers for paraphrases
• Names: APA uses last names only, even on first reference, with no titles or degrees
• Citations: APA uses a hanging indent format, with each entry starting at the left margin and subsequent lines indented one tab space
• Multiple sources: APA lists multiple sources in the order they appear in the reference list, separated by semicolons

Peer Review Process

• Peer review is an integral part of scientific publishing that confirms the validity of a manuscript
• Peer review makes manuscripts more robust, easier to read, and more useful
• There are four main types of peer review: single-blind, double-blind, open peer, and transparent peer review