The most commonly used citation styles include MLA, APA, Chicago or Turabian. Use these links to understand the differences between the styles and how to properly use them:
APA formatting and style guide - Excelsior College OWL
Click-through guide with citation examples and more
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.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (print)
Libraries copies of the complete, 6th edition guide to APA style.
APA style guide to electronic resources (online PDF)
Guidance on citing specifically electronic resources (websites, online journal articles, and more). CSU affiliates may print or save this guide for personal use.
CrossRef.org's Simple Text Query (online)
Enter citations and readily locate existing DOIs.
SOME databases will give you the bibliography part of your citation. Look for a "cite" link, select the style you want, then copy and paste into your bibliography. Be carful with these and remember three important facts:
Citation Management programs are designed to collect and organize your citations, and often the actual documents you are interested in. The benefits of using these programs include:
Some examples of these programs include:
Use this comparison chart from The University of Wisconsin-Madison to compare EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero.
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