Citing Sources

 

Worldcat

Preformatted citations for books and articles are available from the WorldCat website.  Never worry about formatting a bibliography ever again.

1) Go to WorldCat and search for your book or article

2) Select it from the search results

2) Click "cite/export" to get the preformatted APA or MLA citation. 

3) Copy and paste the citation into your bibliography. 

Please note: WorldCat citations are automatically formatted and need to be reviewed for accuracy.

 

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RefWorks

RefWorks--Log in now! RefWorks is a bibliographic management service that permits users to create a database of references. References can then be used in writing papers.

In-text citations and bibliographies are automatically formatted with the click of a button in a citation style of your choosing.

Refworks Demonstration Videos & Tutorials

 

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ZOTERO

Zotero is a Firefox extension that will allow you to grab citations and PDF files while researching, organize and search through your collection of books and articles, and later add in-text citations and bibliographies to papers. It’s free, open source, and one of the best researching tools available.

Quick Start Guide
Video Tutorials

 

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General Citation Guides

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
• Research and Documentation Online (Diana Hacker and Bedford/St. Martin’s Press)
• Citation and Style Guides (Concordia University)
• Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism: Documentation Guidelines (Duke University)
• APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago Citation Styles (Long Island University)

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APA Style

• APA Citation Style (Long Island University)
• APA Style Tutorial (American Psychological Association)
• APA Research Style Crib Sheet (Russ Dewey at Georgia Southern University)
• Citation Machine (Interactive Web tool for creating MLA & APA citations)
• Loyola Notre Dame Library's APA Citation Style Sheet - Electronic Resources
  (With notes on how to cite sources from the Mental Measurements database)

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Chicago Style

• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide (Ohio State)
• Chicago Manual of Style (University of Georgia)
• The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago Press)

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MLA Style

• A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA Documentation (Capital Community College)
• MLA Bibliographic Form – Guide to Research (Georgetown University)
• MLA Frequently Asked Questions (Modern Language Association)
• Citation Machine (Interactive Web tool for creating MLA & APA citations)

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Turabian Style

• Documentation Guide – Turabian (Concordia University)
• Turabian Examples (Ithaca College)
• Turabian Bibliographic Form: Footnote/Endnote Style (Georgetown University)
• Turabian Citation Style (Long Island University)

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Citing Electronic Resources

• Online! Citation Styles (Bedford/St. Martin’s Press)
• APA Electronic References (American Psychological Association)