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
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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
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Online guide to MLA format and style, including examples for citations and a premade Word doc.
Citations: Other Styles
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A brief introduction to some other citation styles. Currently covers ASA, APSA, and IEEE.

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Managing Your Research

Your process to capture sources and citations will be very individual, but be consistent and choose a tool to help organize your research. Some suggested tools:

OneDrive
1 TB free storage for Lone Star College students.
Zotero
Free, open access browser extension designed to gather, download, and tag your research.
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Helpful tutorials.
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.
Evernote
The basic version is free. Works across all mobile devices. Create notebooks for each course or writing assignment.
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Get the Web Clipper browser add-on to easily send content into Evernote.