General Information on Citing Sources
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CiteSourceEverything you need to know about creating citations, with information on style guides, copyright, citation management tool Zotero, and more.
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Purdue OWL (Research & Citation Resources) This link opens in a new window
From Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) this resource provides detailed information on citing sources using a variety of formats including APA, MLA, Chicago, ASA, AMA and IEEE styles. OWL also contains writing resources and instructional material for faculty and students.
Common Citation Styles
American Psychological Association (APA)
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Style and Grammar Guidelines - APA Style (APA)Broader guidance about paper formatting, grammar, tables & figures, etc. related to APA Style. Also has information about the scholarly publication process.
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APA Style for Beginners (APA)This page is your gateway to getting started with APA Style, including a short video, detailed style and grammar guidelines, sample papers and references, and the APA Style blog.
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Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new window
Complete content of the 18th edition (2024). Includes the full style guide, and how to cite sources and create notes and/or bibliographies.
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zotero
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Zotero"A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources."--site.
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Getting started with Zotero15 minute video created by Trinity librarian Joelle Thomas.
You can configure Zotero to use Trinity College's proxy to identify and download (when available and allowed) full-text documents that Trinity has licensed. Please note, not all publisher's allow for Zotero to automatically download PDFs.
Step 1: Configure the proxy link in Zotero
Go to Edit --> Settings
Under General --> Locate, enter under Base URL:
http://ezproxy.trincoll.edu/login?url=
Step 2: Finding full text
Within your library, you can select one or multiple citations. Right-click and choose "Find Full Text."
A status box will pop up and let you know whether Zotero was successful in downloading the PDF or not.
