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Citing Your Sources

Once you put your research on paper, you must provide information in your reference list or bibliography that leads the reader of your paper to the sources you have used.  Here are selected Web resources, tip sheets to some major citation styles, and print sources that will help you.

KU Resources

KU Writing Guide: Documentation and Citation
APA, MLA, ASA
Tools to help you cite
tips for using EndNote and RefWorks

Web Sites

Printed Materials

  • The Chicago Manual of Style
    Z 253 .U69 1993
    Watson Reference Desk
  • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.[tip sheet]
    LB 2369.G53 Watson Reference Desk
  • The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing  
    PN 147 .G444
    Watson Reference Desk
  • A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, by Kate L. Turabian.  
    LB 2369 .T8  Watson Reference Desk
  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). [tip sheet]  
    BF 76.7 .P82  Watson Reference Desk