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
  • Business Sources
  • Music Sources
  • APA
    • Business Sources
    • Electronic References
• 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: