Research Guides: WRPR 172: Ecological Imaginaries (HC): Citations

Citation Manuals and Guides

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
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Publication Date: 2021
Online and print. Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Guide to MLA Style
The Chicago Manual of Style
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Publication Date: 2017-09-05
The Chicago Manual is a comprehensive style manual used throughout the U.S. publishing world, perhaps more comprehensive than most college students need, but containing much useful advice on matters of punctuation, capitalization, and word choice as well as on the documentation of sources.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Guide to Chicago Style

Citing Archival Materials

Chicago Manual of Style
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The Chicago Manual of Style has information on citing manuscript material in sections 14.232-14.242.
Guide to Citing Archival Materials
A guide from Purdue's Special Collections.

Citing Government Documents

Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide for Government Documents
A handy quick guide from Bowdoin College for citing government documents in Chicago Style.

Writing Center Resources for Writers

The Haverford Writing Center's Resources for Writers
Resources "that address questions about using and documenting sources; avoiding plagiarism; writing in the disciplines; grammar, style, and punctuation; and other aspects of writing."

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.