Citing Sources
Why cite sources?
When information is quoted or summarized from another person's work, that information must documented. Citations to outside sources must be provided in the research paper, in order to give credit to authors for their ideas and to provide the reader with a means of locating the sources.
For assistance in citation formats, see these Mildred F. Sawyer Library Help and Research Guides:
Citing Your Sources - MLA Style
Citing Your Sources – APA Style
Citing Your Sources - ASA Style
Citing Your Sources - Basic Legal Citation for Non-Law Students
Style Manuals
The best source for assistance in creating citations is the actual style manual. These volumes are available at the Mildred F. Sawwyer Library:
MLA Style:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Call Number: SAWYER REF. DESK LB2369 .G53 2009
APA Style:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: SAWYER REF. DESK BF76.7 .P83 2010
ASA Style:
American Sociological Association Style Guide 4th Ed.
Call Number: SAWYER REF. DESK HM 73.A547 2010
Chicago Style:
Call Number: SAWYER REF. DESK LB2369 .T8 2007
Bluebook Style:
The Bluebook : A uniform system of citation 19th Ed.
Call Number: SAWYER REF. DESK Call Number: KF 245 .B853 2010
