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Citation Help

Style Guides

It is important that you give credit for the work of others that you use in your research. Listed below are websites that will help you in formatting your citations. Print copies of the most recent style manuals are available in Young Library’s Reference and Circulating sections.

Style Manuals

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
The Chicago manual of style
A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago style for students and researchers
The SBL handbook of style: for ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and early Christian studies
MLA handbook for writers of research papers

Electronic Helps

APA

  • APA Citation Guide (OSU)

Chicago Manual of Style/Turabian/Society of Biblical Literature

  • Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide (OSU)

Modern Language Association

  • Modern Language Association (MLA) Citation Guide (OSU)

Citation Generators

Citation generators allow you to enter information on the materials you have used and then create a citation for a particular style with the correct punctuation and capitalization. Be aware that correct structure and spacing are usually not part of the result.

Using the generators below is a great starting point. Just be sure to go back and check the results with your Professor’s specifications.

  • Citation machine
  • BibMe
  • Docscite (Use for government document citations)
  • KnightCite
  • Style Wizard
  • Zotero
  • EasyBib
  • Databases
  • Catalogs
  • E-books
  • Citation Help
  • Scholarly Websites
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  • Research Starters by Subject

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