Using Other People's Ideas
Citation Resources: Purdue OWL
The Purdue OWL site provides guidance for basic citation and paper formatting (APA, MLA, Chicago, AMA, IEEE).
Manage Your Citations with Zotero
Zotero is a free Citation tool. Citation tools are also called citation managers or reference managers. These are are programs that help you collection, store, organize and cite your sources. You can:
- Collection citations of your research as you research.
- Store your citations in one location.
- Organize your citations by topic, paper, or subject.
- Export citations and articles from databases and the web
- Cite your sources in your paper.
- Create a bibliography of your sources for your paper or project.
APA Format
Purdue OWL has created a useful online guide of the APA citation style. This online guide includes descriptions and examples.
The following video was produced for Hayden Memorial Library; it contains useful information about APA citation style:
