Research Guides: AGRI116: Plants and Civilizations: Citing

Example Citation

This is just an example! Your citations may look a little different depending on the information.

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Zotero - free citation software

Zotero is a free citation management software that allows you to store and organize your research. Here are some features of Zotero:

Store and organize references
Easily capture citation information from web pages and databases
Generate bibliographies
Use with Word to create citations and bibliographies

Download Zotero

See our Zotero guide for walkthroughs of how to use Zotero, or schedule a one-on-one consultation with Renae for a lesson.

Looking for quick citation help? Try https://zbib.org/

Use American Psychological Association (APA) Style

Online help

APA formatting and style guide - Excelsior College OWL
Click-through guide with citation examples and more

Academic Writer Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style
Interactive tutorial by the APA.

APA guidance from the CSU Writing Center (online)
APA guidance from the CSU Writing Center.

APA exposed tutorials - Harvard (online)
Multiple, brief online tutorials.

APA style blog (online)
Guidance from APA style experts.

Official guide

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (print)
Libraries copies of the complete 7th edition guide to APA style.

Locate DOIs

CrossRef.org's Simple Text Query (online)
Enter citations and readily locate existing DOIs.

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