Welcome

Welcome to the UM Citation Guide. Whether it is your favorite part of research or the bane of your existence, citing sources is essential. Citation allows you to give proper credit to resources you employ in your work. It permits easy discovery of the original sources you used. Finally, proper use of citations prevents plagiarism! This guide will provide information on citation styles (APA, MLA, AMA, Chicago, Turabian) and citation management systems (EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero).

Why cite?

• Give proper credit
• Avoid plagiarism
• Helps readers find resources you used
• Provides proof you have done extensive research

 

Overview

Citation styles vary and have their own format and rules. It is important when using citation generators or citation managers that you check for accuracy because both can make mistakes. The guides below are excellant resources to check the formatting of your citations and cover APA Style, MLA Style, AMA Style, Chicago Style, and Turabian Style.

APA Style 7th Edition

• APA Formatting and Style Guide Purdue OWL
• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association APA

MLA Style 9th Edition

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide Purdue OWL
• MLA Handbook Modern Language Association of America

AMA Style 11th Edition

• AMA Manual of Style American Medical Association

Chicago Style 17th Edition

• Chicago Manual of Style Online 
• Chicago Manual of Style Purdue OWL

Turabian Style 9th Edition

• Turabian Style University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries

What is a Citation Management System?

Managing citations for papers can take a lot of time and effort. Citation Management Systems save you time by storing, organizing, and compliling your citations. There are different citation management systems to choose from and you can compare the different managers to pick the right one for you. At UM the four major citation managers are EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks, and Zotero.

*While Citation Management Systems are powerful tools they are not always accurate so check your citations!

EndNote

• Subscription through UM
• Client- based (access through your computer)
• Online version available

Refworks

• Subscription through UM
• Web-based

Zotero

• Free
• Web and Desktop versions availale