Research Guides: #Social Work: Citations

Citation Style Guides

APA (American Psychological Association) is the most common type of writing style for students and professionals but another might be used by your professor. Always check with your professor when writing a paper.

Citations: APA Style
This comprehensive guide includes citation examples for the various source types, paper format how-tos for APA documents; the APA condensed guide, fast facts, in-text citations and more.
Citations: MLA Style
Online guide to MLA format and style, including examples for citations and a premade Word doc.
Citations: Other Styles
A brief introduction to some other citation styles. Currently covers ASA, APSA, and IEEE.

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Managing Your Research

Some tools we recommend:

PowerNotes
Free to UP students/employees! Web clipper to track citations, notes, and sources. Create an account with your LSC email. Learn more on our guide.
OneDrive
1 TB free storage for Lone Star College students.
ZoteroBib
Free citation tool that supports MLA, APA, & CMOS (and thousands of others). Use this instead of the full Zotero if you just need some quick citations.