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Don't forget about the Writing Center, your amazing on campus resource!

Don't forget about the handy and amazing citation tool, RefWorks! Check out our how-to RefWorks libguide.

When you write your research paper, you will need to cite the sources you've used.

Book citations include:

• book author
• book title
• place of publication
• publisher
• date of publication

Periodical citations include:

• article author
• article title
• journal title
• journal volume, number and date
• page numbers

Major style manuals for citation, for in-library use (the APA manual and MLA handbook are on reserve at the circulation desk, Turabian is in the reference collection).

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
• Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, by Kate Turabian

These Internet sites give examples of citations in various formats (including citing electronic resources):

• Style Sheets for Citing Resources (Print & Electronic), UC Berkeley
• Online! Citation Styles From: Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Resources