Citation Resources
Librarian: Elizabeth Torres
etorres@hpu.edu
https://hpu.libguides.com/styleguides
Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves three purposes:
- It gives proper credit to the authors of the words or ideas that you incorporated into your paper.
- It allows those who are reading your work to locate your sources, in order to learn more about the ideas that you include in your paper.
- Citing your sources consistently and accurately helps you avoid committing plagiarism in your writing.
Citation Purposes
Remember that citing is part of the scholarly conversation on a topic.
Scholarly
Journal Article
Sources cited
in the article
Sources that
cited the article
Citation Styles
ASA Style - refers to the publication style of the American Sociological Association. 2019 THE 6TH EDITION WAS PUBLISHED
APA Style - refers to the publication style of the American Psychological Association. 2019 THE 7TH EDITION WAS PUBLISHED
MLA Style - refers to the publication style of the Modern Languages Association. 2016 THE 8TH EDITION WAS PUBLISHED
Chicago Manual Style - refers to the English style published by the University of Chicago Press. 2017 THE 17TH EDITION WAS PUBLISHED
No matter the citation style, there are a few basics you need to know about each source, including:
- Title of the work
- Author(s)
- Publisher/Source
- Year of publication
- Type (book, journal, tweet, interview, film, etc...)
The rules differ depending on the type of source you are using and the citation style so make sure you look up the rules for the citation style you are using.
What do you need to cite?
- BOOKS & EBOOKS
- CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS
- ARTICLES IN ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
- ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES
- ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS
- ERIC RESOURCES
- INTERNET RESOURCES
- GOVERNMENT SOURCES
- UNPUBLISHED SOURCES
- CONFERENCE PAPERS
- DISSERTATIONS & THESES
Types Sources
It is important to identify properly the type or format of the source.
Types Sources
Skim the information of the source. Is there anything that indicates what kind of source it is? Sometimes the source will outright say. Other times there may be clues. Look for where was the source publish and the actual full document to know more about the source.
Magazine Article
The following examples are all books
HPU Discovery
Searching for different types of sources through HPU Discovery
Title Text
Subtitle
Filter Your Results
Access
Electronic Content
Type of Source
Type of Source
Access Electronic Content Outside HPU Discovery
Type of Source Clues
Citation Styles Handouts
There are numerous handouts on all the different styles available online, these handouts are short guidelines to help you understand the actual rules in the citation style manuals. Look for handouts published by univeristies like the Purdue OWL.
Databases
Databases Citation Tools
Most databases have citation help tools in their platforms. Look for tools such as Cite or Source Citation. Note: They are not without errors, sometimes it is not the latest edition of the citation style or the citation style you need. Always check citation style handouts and manuals to make changes.
Databases Citation Tools
HPU Discovery
Databases Citation Tools
eBook Central
Databases Citation Tools
Any EBSCO database
Databases Citation Tools
Any GALE database
Databases Citation Tools
Google Scholar @ HPU
Databases Citation Tools
PsycNET
It only provides citation information in APA style, but it is really accurate as this database is from the American Psychology Association.
https://hpu.libguides.com/styleguides/apa
Online Citation Tools
Always check citation style handouts and manuals to make changes.
Quick online citation tools are a quick way to grab citation information on sources, usually one at a time or one session at a time.
Group Activity
Go to: https://tinyurl.com/SOC3388APA
Find one of the following sources and find the APA 7th citation provided in database; compare it to handout note any mistakes make changes.
Try a citation tool and see how accurate is their version of the citation.
Citation Management Tools
Management citation tools are more sophisticated tools to store all your sources bibliographic information so you create your own library of sources.
Then you can easily create bibliographies or sync to your documents and input the citations you need from your own library. Always check the proper citation style handout and manual to make changes in citations.
ZOTERO
Zotero is a Free management citation tool. That works by speaking to your internet browser and identifying references using icons.
Learn more about ZOTERO at https://hpu.libguides.com/zotero
Selecting the citation style you want the bibliography to be.
Dropping note
citations in Word.
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