Overview
- Style Guide Overview | Purdue OWL.This guide provides an overview of the different style guides including examples of bibliographies and citations.
- CItation Information | UNC Library."This site is designed to introduce you to citing information in a variety of citation styles."
- Citation Management Software.Citation management software (or bibliographic management software) allows you to create your personal library of references to books, articles and documents. See this guide to learn about the following citation management software packages: EndNote, EndNote Web, Mendeley, and Zotero.
Style Guides
Style Guides provide formatting guidelines for research papers, including citations and bibliographies. The guides highlighted below are the most commonly used guides in academic writing.
Consult with your professor before selecting a style guide for your assignments.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 9th ed.Call Number: Central Reference, LB2369 .M52 2021This style is commonly used in the humanities.
Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.This style guide is commonly used in the humanities.
APA (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Assoc.), 7th ed.Call Number: Central Reference, BF76.7 .P83 2020This style is commonly used in the social sciences.
