LibGuides: LIBR 1000: Introduction to Research: Citing & Organizing

Citing Your Sources

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is when an author doesn't provide accurate information about the sources they used. For more information about plagiarism, ask your instructor or a USU librarian.

Citing your sources helps inform the reader where you found your information. It gives credit to authors you borrowed information.

Citation Styles

Citing Sources
APA Format Guide - the OWL at Purdue
Provides descriptions and examples of the most common entry types for APA citation style.
MLA Format Guide - the Purdue OWL
Provides descriptions and examples of MLA citations.
Chicago Manual of Style - Purdue OWL
Provides descriptions and examples of how to cite sources in Chicago Manual of Style.

Organizing Your Sources

Citation Organizers

Citation Managers
Citation organizers (or reference managers) store and organize citation information for a variety of research resources for easy representation in a variety of citation styles. These programs allow you to build reference libraries for many information sources, including journal articles, books and book chapters, audiovisual materials, websites, and more.
Zotero Citation Manager
Zotero is free, easy to use software that helps you save, manage, and cite research sources.

Synthesis

Synthesizing Sources
Organize your sources according to main ideas.