Citing
For assistance with formatting and style, OU offers the Writing Center. The Writing Center offers assistance as well as online guides, and the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is another common online guide. Don't forget you can also reach out to an OU librarian at libinstruction@ou.edu!
Keeping Track of What You Read and Cite
- Zotero
Zotero is a citation management tool that you can use to organize and cite your sources. Visit OU Libraries' Zotero guide on installation and use. ZoteroBib, zbib.org, is an online version of Zotero that's a quick-to-use citation generator. - Citing Sources from OU Libraries Databases
The library provides this guide demonstrating how to generate a pre-made citation from the catalog and our databases. This feature allows citations to be downloaded and used in a Bibliographic Management Software, as well. - PowerNotes
PowerNotes works with Google Chrome or Firefox as a browser extension that allows you to cite, annotate, and organize PDFs and webpages. The installation process for PowerNotes is simple: go to PowerNotes.com and download the extension to your browser. Follow OU Libraries instructions about creating an account.
Citation Style References
If you need assistance finding a style guide, email libinstruction@ou.edu.
- MLA handbook for writers of research papers / Joseph Gibaldi, Walter S. Achtert.Revised edition of MLA handbook for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations. Includes index.
Chicago Manual of Style OnlinePublication Date: 2017 - 17th ed.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020 TEXTBOOKSISBN: 9781433832154Publication Date: 2019
APA Style Simplified : writing in psychology, education, nursing, and sociology by Call Number: BF 76.7 .B447 2012ISBN: 9780470672327Publication Date: 2012- American Sociological Association Style Guide byCall Number: HM 569 .A54 2014ISBN: 9780912764214Publication Date: 2014"The ASA Style Guide highlights and features guidelines for the most common situations encountered by authors and editors in the ASA journal publication process. It is designed to serve as the authoritative reference for writing, submitting, editing, and copy editing manuscripts for ASA journals."
