Citation Style Help
Need help with a citation style? Check out these helpful links:
Some background information about citation styles: http://research.library.gsu.edu/citationstyles
What is a citation?
What is a citation?
A citation is a description of a book, article, website, etc. that provides enough information so that others can locate the source you used themselves. It allows you to credit the authors of the sources you use and clarify which ideas belong to you and which belong to other sources.
What information is included?
Citation information usually includes: author(s), date of publication, title, and publisher’s name and location (and for articles: journal title, volume, issue and page numbers).
Plagiarism
Oops, I plagiarized!
UCLA library guide on avoiding plagiarism
Citation Management Software
Citation management software will let you save, organize, format and share citations from a variety of sites (e.g. library catalogs, article databases, Amazon etc.) and create bibliographies and cited reference lists using citation style formats (e.g. APA, MLA, etc.)
Software:
- Zotero
- Support page
- Quick Start Guide (video introduction)
- Installing additional Styles
- Zotero guide @ GSU
- EndNote Web
- Zotero versus EndNote Web (Pros and Cons): https://libguides.graduateinstitute.ch/citation_managers/choose
Intro to Zotero
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For a Zotero Walkthrough Tour see the Quick Start Guide: https://www.zotero.org/download/promote/quick_start_guide.pdf
This tour introduces the Zotero software and demonstrates many of the tasks associated with the use of Zotero.