Citing & Writing
Review library resources, services, and programs to support your learning, teaching and research needs. Get help from a Librarian
Citation Help
Citation management tools help you collect, organize and share information for research and writing. Most perform the same functions, and most are freely available. Each citation tool has its own plug-in for Microsoft Word, some have browser plug-ins for easy capture of web links and most have built-in connections to common library reference databases. All of these tools have options for group-based collaborative research.
Citation quick guides, created by the Student Success Centre (SSC), can be found on the SSC Writing Support webpage opens a new window. The guides provide an overview of each citation style and examples of how to properly cite different types of materials.
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Data Management
Research data management will save you time and headaches at all stages of the research process. We can help you with creating a data management plan, making your datasets discoverable in data repositories, and ensuring your data can be interpreted by others with documentation and metadata standards.
Learn more about Data Management and delve deeper with our Research Data Management guide opens a new window.
Finding/Writing/Submitting Theses/Dissertations
If you’d like to find theses and dissertations by previous students, search The Vault: Electronic Theses and Dissertations opens a new window, our online repository of University of Calgary theses and dissertations. If you need help getting started, our video tutorial opens a new window is a good place to start.
If you need help with writing your thesis/dissertation, the Student Success Centre (SSC) opens a new window on the third floor of the Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) offers writing support opens a new window.
For instructions on how to submit your thesis to The Vault, please see the Electronic Thesis Submission Manual opens a new window.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies also provides a lot of useful information on ‘Building your thesis’ opens a new window.
Copyright Services
Copyright protects the form in which literary, artistic, musical, and dramatic works are expressed. In Canada, copyright exists once a work is expressed in fixed form; no special registration needs to take place. Copyright usually resides with the creator of the work. The University of Calgary encourages access to works while ensuring that the rights of creators are respected in accordance with the Copyright Act. It is the responsibility of each individual to ensure compliance with copyright regulations.
The Graduate Student Library Roadmap
Follow an interactive roadmap put together by Librarians to help you get started and use for quick reference along your graduate journey.
Graduate RoadmapFaculty of Graduate Studies
Discover grad life on campus as graduate students from across all disciplines share their views, aspirations, challenges, and successes on their path toward making the world a better place.
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Welcome to the University of Calgary! As international students who are getting accustomed to a new academic environment, you may find navigating the library to be daunting. Visit our LibGuide for some useful resources to help ease you into life at UCalgary.
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Maintaining your physical and mental health is essential to your success as a graduate student. Get to know more important resources that you can use to ensure that you are performing at your best.
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