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Citing Sources

NOTE: Always check with your advisor about the citation style you should use. Following are the most widely used style and citation guides; this is not a comprehensive list of styles.

Citations, Style Guides, and Information Management (from the Library website)

Style/Citation Manuals

MLA Style

MLA Style Center (9th ed.)
Modern Language Association - Authorized online companion.

MLA Handbook (8th and 9th eds.)
Call Number: REF LB 2369 .G53 (Reference Desk)

MLA Style (OWL at Purdue)
(2020) Please Note: The written material on this university website is still a good resource, but please ignore the citation generator advertised on (seemingly) every page. In 2019, Purdue Writing Lab partnered with Chegg, a for-profit student services company. Chegg has licensed OWL’s writing tips and placed advertising on its website, helping OWL to monetize its free content.
MLA Style Citation Guide (Howe Library)

Chicago Style

Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.)
Print: REF Z 253 .U69 2017 (Reference Desk)
Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide
This guide is hosted on the University of Chicago Press website.
Chicago Style (OWL at Purdue)
(2020) Please Note: The written material on this university website is still a good resource, but please ignore the citation generator advertised on (seemingly) every page. In 2019, Purdue Writing Lab partnered with Chegg, a for-profit student services company. Chegg has licensed OWL’s writing tips and placed advertising on its website, helping OWL to monetize its free content.
Chicago (and Turabian) Style (Howe Library)

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 9th ed. by Kate L. Turabian
Call Number: REF LB 2369 .T8 2018 (Reference Desk)
The 9th ed. is fully aligned with the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Part 2 offers a comprehensive guide to Chicago's two methods of source citation: notes-bibliography and author-date.

APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.)
Call Number: REF BF 76.7 .A46 2020 (Reference Desk)

APA Style - American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association website which provides help with APA style questions
APA Style (OWL at Purdue)
(2020) Please Note: The written material on this university website is still a good resource, but please ignore the citation generator advertised on (seemingly) every page. In 2019, Purdue Writing Lab partnered with Chegg, a for-profit student services company. Chegg has licensed OWL’s writing tips and placed advertising on its website, helping OWL to monetize its free content.
APA Style (Howe Library)
APA Citation, 7th ed. (Dana Health Sciences Library)

American Sociological Association Style Guide (ASA)

American Sociological Association Style Guide (6th ed.)
Call Number: REF HM 569 .A54 2019 (Reference Desk)

Science and Chemistry

The Council of Science Editors (CSE) Documentation Style
Writing Center @The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Scientific style and format

Scientific Style and Format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers (8th ed.)
Call Number: REF T 11 .S386 2014 (Reference Desk)

ACS [American Chemical Society] Style (U Wisconsin-Madison)

The ACS Style Guide (3rd ed.)
Call Number: REF QD 8.5 .A25 2006 (Reference Desk)

NLM and AMA Styles (Medicine)

Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2nd ed.)
AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11th edition)
(In the catalog record, click the link "Online access" in the record field "Internet:")
There is a Print copy as well: REF WZ A511 2020 (Dana Health Sciences Library Reference)
AMA [American Medical Association] Style (OWL at Purdue)
(2020) Please Note: The written material on this university website is still a good resource, but please ignore the citation generator advertised on (seemingly) every page. In 2019, Purdue Writing Lab partnered with Chegg, a for-profit student services company. Chegg has licensed OWL’s writing tips and placed advertising on its website, helping OWL to monetize its free content.

Government Publications & Legal Documents

The complete guide to citing government information resources : a manual for social science and business research. by Garner, Diane L. 3rd ed. / rev. by Debora Cheney.
Call Number: REF Z 7164 .G7 G37 2002 (Reference Desk) and Government Documents (ground floor)

Citing U.S. Government Publications (Indiana University Bloomington)
Based on the 1993 ed.
Guide to Citing Government Information (Howe Library)

The Bluebook : a uniform system of citation, 20th ed.
Call Number: REF KF 245 .U55 2015 (Reference Desk) and Government Documents (ground floor)
The authoritative guide for citing legal materials.

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to the full text and indexing for most congressional hearings, the Serial Set (House and Senate reports and documents), committee prints, the Congressional Record, and congressional bills (1789 to present).

Using Information Responsibly

Why Citations Matter
At UVM plagiarizing, whether intentional or by accident, is a violation of the Code of Academic Integrity (PDF).
Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism (Cornell University Library)
While the Cornell student is the intended audience, this guide provides practical advice to benefit all students.
Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
(UW-Madison Writing Center)
Harvard Guide to Using Resources