Giving credit for others' ideas not only demonstrates that you have familiarized yourself with the scholarship in the field and earned the right to have a say, it allows other scholars to learn from your work by following the lead of your research. For more ideas, tips, and strategies, see Doing Research.
Organize Your Sources and Generate Bibliographies
Common Citation Styles
APA (American Psychological Association)
- Web guide: APA Formatting and Style Guide
- Print guide: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)
MLA (Modern Language Association)
- Web guide: MLA Formatting and Style Guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab
- Print guide: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (at Burling)
Chicago
- Online version: Chicago Manual of Style (requires network log-in off campus)
- Web Guide: Chicago-style Citation Quick Guide
- Web guide: Chicago Manual of Style from the Purdue Online Writing Lab
- Print guide: Chicago Manual of Style (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)
Turabian
- Web guide: Turabian Citation Guide from the University of Chicago Press
- Print guide: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (on reserve at Burling)
Grinnell College Biology and Chemistry Investigations Manual
- Online: Investigations Manual (PDF)
Other Citation Styles
ACS (American Chemical Society)
- Web guide: ACS Style Guide by the Williams College Libraries
- Print guide: Handbook for Authors of Papers in American Chemical Society Publications (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)
- Print guide: The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)
ASA (American Sociological Association)
- Web guide: Manuscript Formatting in Sociology (ASA) from the Purdue Online Writing Lab
- Print guide: American Sociological Association Style Guide (on reserve at Burling)
AAA (American Anthropological Association)
- Web guide: AAA Style from the American Anthropological Association
- Cite Right (Chapter 6 - AAA Citations for Anthropology and Ethnography) (on reserve at Burling)