Citing Your Sources
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Online Manuals
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IEEE Editorial Style Manual (2014)The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers format is used in engineering, and this guide serves as a style manual as well as how to format an article for submission to an IEEE journal. Examples are given on how to cite periodicals, books, patents, and more.
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Chicago Manual of StyleCompletely searchable and easy to use, The Chicago Manual of Style Online provides recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age. Now offering the full contents of the 16th and 15th editions, it is the must-have reference for everyone who works with words.
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MLA Formatting and Style Guide / Purdue OWLMLA (Modern Language Association) is most commonly used in the humanities. This guide gives citing examples for books, articles, electronic periodicals, images, sound, and more.
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APA Formatting and Style Guide / Purdue OWLAPA (American Psychological Association) style is commonly used in the social sciences. This guide is created and maintained by the Purdue OWL.
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Turabian Citation Guide / University of Chicago PressThe Turabian style (named for Kate Turabian) is a modified version of the Chicago style and is used often in the arts and humanities. This guide offers citing information on books, journal articles, magazine articles, online sources, and more.
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ACS Style GuideThe 2007 edition of the American Chemical Society style guide, available as an ebook to Stevens students.
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CSE Quick Citation Guide / Penn StateThe Council of Science Editors (previously known as the Council of Biology Editors) format is most often used in the sciences. This guide is based on the 2006 manual; a new edition will be published May 2014.
Department Style Guides
What citation style does your major use?
When writing for an assignment, preparing an article for publication, or listing your publications on your curriculum vita, it's important to know the citation style common to your discipline.
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Complete Discipline Listing (Purdue OWL)A list of major disciplines and what citation styles they tend to use, including links to those styles.
Citing Tools & Reference Management
Reference management tools can save you time and make your research and writing time more efficient. Reference management tools help you organize your references and cite your sources easily and quickly.
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EndNoteEndNote is available through the Web of Science database, to which the library subscribes. It is recommended that EndNote users watch training videos and view tutorials in order to learn more about the effective use of EndNote. (Thomson Reuters)
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MendeleyMendeley is free for a basic account but more storage comes for a fee. Track your citations, search the Mendeley pool of works cited or saved by others, and establish your social profile. (Elsevier)
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ZoteroReference management tool that helps you to collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Basic plans are free and more storage is available for a fee (George Mason University).
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BibMe.orgBibliography maker.
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EasyBibFree bibliography and citation maker.
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RefWorksReference management tool. Users will need to set up their own personal RefWorks account for a fee.