NR320 - Natural Resources History and Policy

A guide for NR320.

APA Citation Style

There are many different ways to cite sources.  For this class, you will have to use American Psychological Association (APA) Style.

Online APA Citation Guides

Official APA Style Manual

Using Sources in Your Work

Tools for Organizing and Citing Sources

The following tools can help you to cite information sources.  Check the citations generated by these tools for accuracy before you use them.

Online Citation Generators

Choose a citation style, a type of information source, and plug in the bibliographic information (title, author, etc.) that is requested.  A complete citation is created from the information that you enter.

Database Citation Tools

Many databases have tools that will generate citations for materials found in the database.  Usually there is an option to either cut and paste the formatted citation or export the information to citation management software.

The tools will be slightly different in each database and will appear in different places.  You may need to explore a little bit to find them.  Icons from the Gale Virtual Reference Library and Academic Search Premier are shown below.

Icon resembling a text bubble, with the words "Citation Tools" to the right of the icon.   Icon resembling a sheet of paper, with the word "Cite" to the right of the icon.

Citation Managers

Citation management software allows users to organize and store information about sources that are found during literature research.  References can then be easily inserted into written works and formatted in many different citation styles.  This type of software is especially useful for large research projects.  A few popular options are listed below with links for more information.

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