Research Guides: ASIA/CHIN 221/321 & GWST 222/322 Women and Modern Chinese Literature: Citing Sources

Style Guides

APA Publication Manual
The Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.
APA Style Help
This database contains support and information on the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.
Chicago Manual of Style Online
This database contains the Chicago Manual of Style.
MLA Handbook Plus
The MLA handbook plus contains the Modern Language Association Manual of Style.
Purdue OWL
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) is an excellent resource with guides and examples for citing papers in MLA, Chicago, and APA styles.

Citation Management Applications

There are a lot of citation management tools available free to students. If a student is looking for a citation management program consider using Zotero. Check with your professor, as they may wish you to use a different tool or have another preference for how to do citations.

The librarians at Knox suggest that you do NOT use tools like easybib, citation machine, or son of citation machine. These tools frequently give incorrect citations.

Zotero
Zotero is a free application you can download online. It functions as a bibliographic management tool and can assist with annotation and citations.

Importance of Citing Sources

Citing sources is an essential part of participating in the "scholarly conversation." It's a way of showing the work you've done as well as giving proper credit. If you need help with citations you can ask any of the librarians for help. The sooner you ask for help the more we will be able to do so please come in early.