{"id":119,"date":"2019-10-22T12:37:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T16:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:33:57","slug":"citing-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Citing a source means acknowledging where you got a specific quote, fact, graphic, data, or idea from.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A citation is all the information needed to describe a source, such as (but not limited to) the author, title, publisher, page numbers, and publication date. Information in citations follows a specific format or style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-65832fb2-8059-4535-a3cf-69253c578517 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Citation Styles<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>There are many different citation styles. Which one you use can depend on what subject or discipline you are writing for or on the preference of you professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following links will take you to sites authored by vendors, organizations, and other academic libraries.&nbsp; These links provide in-depth documentation to the most common style formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/747\/01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLA<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 (Modern Language Association); often used in English classes. <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.csudh.edu\/citation\/mla#s-lg-box-20260533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLA 9th edition Citation Guide<\/a> from California State University, Dominguez Hills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apastyle.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APA<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 (American Psychological Associations); often used in psychology and social sciences classes (political science, sociology, economics); see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/Handbook\/DocAPA.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Writer\u2019s Handbook<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.ecu.edu\/c.php?g=982594&amp;p=7105375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7th Edition Style Guide by ECU Libraries<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org\/tools_citationguide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chicago<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 often used in Humanities (English, Arts, History)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.press.uchicago.edu\/books\/turabian\/turabian_citationguide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turabian<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 often used History and other Humanities disciplines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.wisc.edu\/chemistry\/research-help\/write-and-cite\/acs-style-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACS<\/a>&nbsp;(American Chemical Association); Chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asme.org\/kb\/proceedings\/proceedings\/references\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASME<\/a>&nbsp;(American Society of Mechanical Engineers); see this&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/libraryguides.missouri.edu\/mae\/asmecitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide<\/a>&nbsp;also<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wac.colostate.edu\/repository\/writing\/guides\/guide\/index.cfm?guideid=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSE&nbsp;<\/a>(Council of Science Editors)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/ama_style\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMA<\/a>&nbsp;(American Medical Association); see this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sheridancollege.libguides.com\/ama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide<\/a>&nbsp;also<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/american-marketing-association-journals-reference-style-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMA<\/a>&nbsp;(American Marketing Association)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The library has many of the complete style manuals available in print and can assist you in using them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-fb0e5c95-f07e-4277-b76d-c979d26a9239 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Related Guides<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/citing-generative-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citing Generative AI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"advgb-dyn-457f4948\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/guides\/citing-sources\/citation-management-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citation Management Tools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/citation-management-tools\/zotero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zotero Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/citation-management-tools\/mendeley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mendeley Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/citing-sources-legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legal Citations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citing a source means acknowledging where you got a specific quote, fact, graphic, data, or idea from.&nbsp; 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