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This LibGuide was designed to help you to cite your sources when writing a paper.

Citation styles format information differently, so select the tab for the style you need and take a look at some examples.

You will also find overviews of citation management tools, including Zotero and EndNote Web.

Research Papers

"The purpose of a research paper is to synthesize previous research and scholarship with your ideas on the subject. Therefore, you should feel free to use other persons' words, facts, and thoughts in your research paper, but the material you borrow must not be presented as if it were your own creation."

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th Edition. New York: MLA. 55. Print.

Copyright

This LibGuide was created by Scott Pfitzinger, Information Commons & Technology Librarian at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, and adapted by Benjamin Hockenberry at St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY. Other users of LibGuides are welcome to use this Guide as a template and to make changes as necessary to fit their custom needs.

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Citation Style Manuals

These books are all available in the main level reference section of Lavery Library, and copies are also available on the upper level, available for check-out.

AMA Style: AMA Manual of Style, R119 .A533 2007
APA Style: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, BF76.7 .P83 2010b
Chicago/Turabian Style: Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, LB2369 .T8 2007
CSE Style: Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers, T11 .S386 2006
MLA Style: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, LB2369 .G53 2009

Websites and Tools

OWL@Purdue
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers over 200 free resources, including excellent guides on writing and citing sources in MLA and APA styles.
Zotero
Zotero is a free research tool that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources, and can save PDF files. It works via a browser add-on for Firefox (Beta versions are available for Chrome and Safari), and through a web interface with which you can access and add to your reference library. For more information, see the Zotero tab of this Guide.
Endnote Web
EndNote Web is a Web-based reference organizer and collaboration tool. Create a login using your St. John Fisher College email address, and you can collect and organize references, create a formatted bibliography, and collaborate with colleagues and students. For more information, see the EndNote tab of this guide.
NoodleBib Express
NoodleBib Express will ask you questions regarding the citation style and source you are using, help you select the proper format and, finally, generate a citation using the information you provide to copy and paste into your document.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography | olinuris.library.cornell.edu
Cornell's guide to creating annotated bibliographies.