Citation Styles

3	USING RESEARCH
	Choose a citation style

Style manuals provide rules for citing your sources so that you credit the author or source that you use for your research paper. Always check with your professor to find out what style you should use when citing your sources. There are many tools to help you cite your sources appropriately.

Here are some ideas of ways to obtain help with citing sources:

Everyday Writer website on documenting sources helps you determine the best way to cite your sources.
More Examples for citing sources
- APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, CSE
  - Examples created by Duke University
- MLA
- APA
  - Business Sources
RefWorks -- a bibliographic citation management software which you can use to create your own personal database by importing references from online databases.
- RefWorks tutorial
- RefWorks Instructions for downloading citations from a database such as Academic Search Complete
Need more information? Ask a Librarian OR check with the Writing Center OR consult official style guides in the Library.
Other Internet sites containing more detailed information about citation styles.

Some examples of style manuals that you could use:

Style Manual	Otterbein Depts. That Frequently Use This Style	Style Guide Call Numbers or Websites
MLA (Modern Language Association)	Academic Support Center, Art, Business, Economics & Accounting, Communication, English, Foreign Languages, Health & Physical Education, Integrative Studies, Music, Sociology	Ref LB2369 .G53 2003
APA (American Psychological Association)	Business, Economics & Accounting, Communication, Education, English, Health & Physical Education, Integrative Studies, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology	Ref BF76.7 .P83 2001
CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)	Art, History, Music	Ref Z253 .U69 2003
CBE/CSE (Council of Science Editors)	Health & Physical Education, Life Science	Ref T11 .S386 1994
ACS (American Chemical Society)	Chemistry	Ref QD8.5 .A25 1997
Sociology Student Writer's Manual (American Sociological Association)	Sociology	Ref HM585 .S638 2002 and Style Sheet for the American Sociological Association
Turabian (A manual for writers of term papers, thesis, and dissertations)	Health & Physical Education, Sociology	Ref LB2369 .T8 1996
JFSR (Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion) -- Based on Chicago Manual of Style	Religion (particularly RELG 140, 150, 270 & INST 260)	Style Sheet for the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
JBC (Journal of Biological Chemistry)	Chemistry, Life Science	Style Sheet for the Journal of Biological Chemistry