Citing Sources - Education Research Guide - Johnstown Campus

Citation Styles

More Information about APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.
Publication Date: 2019
The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect best practices in scholarly writing and publishing. Additions include resources for students on writing and formatting annotated bibliographies; guidelines on citing course materials; a chapter on bias-free language guidelines; and more.

Official APA Homepage
An American Psychology Association hosted website with information on APA citation and related resources.
Purdue Online Writing Lab - APA
Online writing lab with formatting tips and sample papers. The "Cite your source automatically" feature on Purdue Owl pages is part of another website, and not recommended.
Excelsior Writing Lab
Citation examples, videos, and formatting guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

The 9th edition of the MLA Handbook was published in 2021. In this update, the format for both in-text and Works Cited citations is the same as the 8th edition. The 9th edition also includes this clarification on citing a film/DVD.

A film/DVD:
Generally list film directors as key contributors in the Contributor element
Blade Runner. 1982. Directed by Ridley Scott, director’s cut, Warner Bros., 1992.

MLA Handbook, 9th Edition by The Modern Language Association of America
Publication Date: 2021

Official MLA Style Homepage
A Modern Language Association hosted website with information on MLA citation and related resources.
Purdue Online Writing Lab - MLA
Online writing lab with formatting tips and sample papers. The "Cite your source automatically" feature on Purdue Owl pages is part of another website, and not recommended.
Excelsior Writing Lab
Citation examples, videos, and formatting guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

Citation Styles: APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, IEEE
by ULS Librarian Last Updated Mar 22, 2024 283830 views this year

More Information about Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style

Chicago Manual of Style Online
Fully searchable version of the standard Chicago Manual of Style, including a Quick Guide for sample citations. Chicago Style Q&A as well as examples of style sheets, letters, and forms are also available on the site.
Official Chicago Manual Style Quick Guide
A quick guide with citation examples offered by the Chicago Style manual homepage.
Excelsior Writing Lab
Citation examples, videos, and formatting guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

More Information about Turabian Style

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition by Kate L. Turabian
Ask at your library's circulation desk about the availability of this book.

Turabian Citation Guide
A quick guide on proper Turabian style citation offered by the Chicago University Press.

More information about IEEE Style

IEEE Editorial Style Manual
The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional organization supporting many branches of engineering, computer science, and information technology. IEEE citation style includes in-text citations, numbered in square brackets, which refer to the full citation listed in the reference list at the end of the paper. The reference list is organized numerically, not alphabetically.

Murdoch University IEEE guide
This is an excellent guide that covers all aspects of citing in IEEE style. Check out the Reference List Entries page for details about citing a variety of material types.

Citing Sources Using a Citation Manager

Keep track of all of your reference lists and bibliographies. Pitt's library resources work with citation management tools and allow you to import citations from sources like PittCat and article databases.

Mendeley
Mendeley manages your reference lists and serves as an academic social network. Organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
EndNote
EndNote allows you to search online bibliographic databases, organize references and create and format instant bibliographies. It's integrated with Microsoft Word as well.
Zotero
Zotero is an application that collects, manages, and cites research sources. It's easy to use, connects with your web browser to download sources, and best of all it's free.
Citation Help
Need help with formatting citations? Use this brief guide to five major styles.

Learn Zotero

Take this self-guided Intro to Zotero Tutorial and learn how to use the free software to save sources, format citations, and create bibliographies with just a few clicks!

University of Pittsburgh Library System

Course & Subject Guides

Education Research Guide - Johnstown Campus

Education Librarian

Citation Styles

Citing Sources Using a Citation Manager

Learn Zotero