Citation Styles

Commonly Used Citation Styles

APA (American Psychological Association)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Chicago/Turabian Style

ASA (American Sociological Association)

Sciences & Engineering Citations

Council of Science Editors (CSE): Biology & Other Sciences

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Style

American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide

Other Styles & Resources

Print copies of a variety of citation style guides are kept in the reference collection in Dimond Library or any of the branch libraries; just ask for assistance.

Citation Management Tools

Citation management tools allow you to store, manage, and format citations. They allow you to import references from databases, place citations formatted in various styles directly into your text, and create reference lists. Some examples of citation management tools are Mendeley, EndNote, and Zotero.

  • Zotero guide - learn more about this free and open source citation management tool

Avoiding Plagiarism