Citing sources is an important part of academic culture -- you're building on the contributions of others while seeking new discoveries, knowledge, and understanding.
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American Sociological Association Style Guide by The following may be of help but always verify with the latest edition of the official style manual.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationSee also APA Style, which includes instructional aids (a student title page guide, reference quick guide, and more) and a searchable blog.
The following also may be of help, but always verify with the latest edition of the official style manual.
EndNote citation management software is a great resource to help you save and organize your sources, and also allows you to easily create bibliographies with the Microsoft Word plugin. Students, faculty, and staff who wish to install the program at home can do so from the EndNote Download guide link provided below. The guide includes:
For additional training resources, visit the EndNote website.
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, open-source citation management software that uses a web browser extension to save screenshots, full-text PDFs, and citation information from websites, databases, library catalogs, and other search tools with a single click.
With Zotero you can:
Always verify output with the latest edition of official style manuals.
Do you need to cite a source but lack complete information or aren't sure where you found something? Try searching all you do have (author? title? a source name?) in Google Scholar. If that doesn't help, contact us.
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