Whenever you use sources such as books, journals, or Web sites in your research papers you must give credit to the original author by properly citing the sources. Citations also help your reader find the sources again. There are a number of different online citation management tools, citation styles, depending on the discipline in which you are working and help from librarians on citation formatting. The following links provide guidelines to using a variety of citation styles.
Citation Style Guides:
APA Style Quick Citation Guide (Social Sciences)
CSE Style Quick Citation Guide (Sciences)
MLA Style Quick Citation Guide (Humanities)
Chicago Style Quick Citation Guide (History)
Free Online Citation Generators:
APA Style Quick Citation Guide (Social Sciences)
CSE Style Quick Citation Guide (Sciences)
MLA Style Quick Citation Guide (Humanities)
Chicago Style Quick Citation Guide (History)
Free Online Citation Generators: