Research Guide: Citing Sources - Wellesley College Library

Research Guide
Citing Sources

Questions?

tip: Always ask your instructor which citation style is required for your assignment.

tip: The print citation guides will provide the most detailed rules and examples of a given citation style.

Related resources

find style guides in print or online

APA (American Psychological Association) used in the sciences & social sciences · in print · online
Chicago (author-date style) used in the social sciences · in print · online
Chicago (notes-bibliography style) used in arts, literature, history · in print · online
MLA (Modern Language Association) used in literature & other humanities · in print · online
Turabian (a simplified Chicago style) used in humanities, social & natural sciences · in print · online
ACS (American Chemical Society)
used in chemistry · in print · online
AMA (American Medical Association)
used in the life sciences · online
GSA (Geological Society of America)
used in the geosciences · in print · online
Citing government publications · in print · online

citation software

EndNote
software for organizing references and creating bibliographies. Installed on public computers. Available for download.
Zotero
Firefox plugin for collecting, managing, and citing sources. Install it on your own computer.

citation generators on the web

EndNote Web
web-based version of the popular EndNote program
KnightCite
an easy-to-use Web form that creates citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago style for print & online sources
BibMe
a free auto-fill automatic bibliography creator that will format your bibliography in MLA, APA, and Chicago citation styles

specialized citation styles

Biology: CSE (Council of Science Editors) tip: use the pulldown menu to view examples of CSE-formatted citations
Medicine: Citing Medicine: the NLM Style Guide
Law: The Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation - Clapp Reference KF245 .B58 2000