How do I cite sources for my paper?
Citing your sources accurately is a key part of academic integrity, and we want you to feel confident doing it! To help you build independent research skills, the SHU librarians focus on guiding you to reliable citation tools and teaching you how to use them, rather than formatting, writing, or correcting individual references for you.
Our Citation Help page is a great place to get started:
- Explore our Citation Style Guides for basic overviews and step-by-step examples of in-text and full citations. We have guides for APA, MLA, ACS, Chicago, AMA, CSE, and IEEE.
- Take advantage of Zotero, a free citation manager that can help you to store and organize all of your citation information, then generate your citations as you write by connecting to MS Word or Google Docs.
- Find links to reputable resources like the Purdue OWL, APA Style Manual, and more.
Need more help? Stop by the Reference Desk. We are happy to find you the right resource to answer your citation questions!
