Research Guides: POLS 235: African Politics (HC): Citations

Citation Manager

Zotero: The Tri-College Libraries recommend Zotero, a free online app that can format your bibliography, keep your citations organized, and even save your articles in the cloud so you can access them later from the library, home, or a café.

Zotero: A Citation Guide
Tri-college introduction to Zotero including uses and further sources of information.

Citation Manuals and Guides

Chicago Manual of Style Online
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This 2017 edition of the handbook provides guidance on documenting sources and on writing style. It also includes instructions and examples for online publications and websites.
Chicago Manual of Style Documentary Note System (Williams College)
This page explains the system using separate bibliographic notes for citations rather than including them in the text as in often done in science papers. Examples are included for the different kinds of publications most often used by history students.
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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A standard guide for writers in the social and behavioral sciences. Many students prefer APA's in-text citation style.
APA Style Guide to Electronic References
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OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA Style Guide
Created by the Writing Lab at Purdue University, this web site provides concise information on APA Guidelines, writing guidelines and citation & bibliography examples.
MLA Handbook (2016)
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The MLA's Handbook is a standard source for advice on formatting and documenting research in literature studies; it contains useful information on all matters pertaining to writing papers.
See the online companion, the MLA StyleBbook, for answers about citations.