Citation  

Citation and proper attribution of sources rest at the core of academic research. Musselman Library provides guides to the major citation styles, which are available in print at the Reference Desk and through several online guides.

Interested in managing citations online?

There are also several resources available online, such as RefWorks and Zotero, through which you gather, manage, cite, and share all of your citations from one place. Please see our guide to RefWorks and Zotero in the tabs above. You can choose which works best for you.

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SourceAid (Online Citation Generator)

SourceAid (*Compatible with Chrome and Internet Explorer)

Create and store bibliographies in MLA, APA, CMS & CSE styles. You can also save your work for later editing or addition.

General Citation Guide

Duke University Library website

APA

Official APA (American Psychological Association) website
Purdue University site on APA-style citations

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Purdue University site on MLA-style citations

Turabian (Adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style)

Cal Poly Library's Turabian examples
Official Turabian guide from the U. of Chicago Press
Goshen College Library's Turabian style guide

Harvard Style

How to Acknowledge What You've Read--Harvard Style

Anthropology

American Anthropological Association Style Guide

Sociology

Gettysburg Department of Sociology Style Sheet
American Sociological Association Citations from Trinity University Library

Political Science

American Political Science Association documentation

Special Collections & College Archives

Citing Special Collections Materials at Gettysburg College (PDF)

Legal Citations

Cornell Law Legal Citation Guide

Government Documents

Uncle Sam: Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications

APA

Concise Rules of APA Style (Ref Desk BF76.7 .C66 2010)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Ref Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010)

APSA

Style Manual for Political Science (Ref Desk JA86 .A52 2001)

ASA

American Sociological Association Style Guide (3rd ed.) (Ref Desk HM569 .A54 2007)

Chicago

The Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.) (Ref Desk Z253 .U69 2010)

MLA

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) (Ref Desk LB2369 .G53 2009)

Turabian

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (7th ed.)

(Ref Desk LB2369 .T8 2007)