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STEP SEVEN: CITE AND DOCUMENT YOUR SOURCES

When writing a research paper or assignment you must provide accurate and complete references of what you have taken from a source and exactly where that source can be found. Documentation is usually in the form of footnotes or a list of works cited, depending on the rules of the style of writing your professor asks you to use.

There is no single method for citing sources in a paper. Your professor may recommend that you follow a certain format or citation style.

The following style manuals are available in the Ingram Library:

General:

Title: The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
Call Number: Z253 .C57 2003
Location: Ready Reference (Main Floor)

Title: The Columbia Guide to Online Style
Author: Walker, Janice R.
Call Number: PN171 .F56 W35 1998
Location: Reference Stacks (Main Floor)

Title: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.
Author: Gibaldi, Joseph
Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2003
Location: Ready Reference (Main Floor)

Title: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Author: Turabian, Kate L.
Call Number: LB2369 .T8 1996
Location Ready Reference (Mail Floor)

Psychology:

Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2001
Location: Ready Reference (Main Floor)

Sociology:
Title: ASA Style Guide, 2nd ed.
Author: American Sociological Association
Call Number: HM74 .A54x 1997
Location: Reference Stacks (Main Floor)
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