Research Guides

Citation


Welcome

Welcome to the UM Citation Guide. Whether it is your favorite part of research or the bane of your existance, in academia citing your sources is essential. This guide will provide you information on different citation styles (APA, MLA, AMA, Chicago, Turabian) and citation management systems (EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks, and Zotero).
 

Why cite?

  • Give proper credit
  • Avoid plagiarism
  • Helps readers find resources you used
  • Prove 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

MLA Style 9th Edition

AMA Style 11th Edition

Chicago Style 17th Edition

Turabian Style 9th Edition

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.

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

just a few highlights...

EndNote

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

Mendeley

  • Subscription through UM
  • Cloud-based
  • Desktop and mobile versions available

Refworks

  • Subscription through UM
  • Web-based

Zotero

  • Free
  • Web and Desktop versions availale
Need Help? Email the contacts below.
Refworks: AskALibrarian
EndNote

Jorge Perez

Saily Marrero

  • Nursing & Health Studies, Biology, and Psychology Librarian
  • sxm1838@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-2040

Lauren Fralinger

Meg Merrill

Ava Brillat

  • Program Lead for Information Literacy and Instructional Design
  • abrillat@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-4058

Shatha Baydoun

Lisa Baker

  • Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
  • lbaker@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-2092

Erica Newcome

Mendeley

Jorge Perez

Saily Marrero

  • Nursing & Health Studies, Biology, and Psychology Librarian
  • sxm1838@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-2040

Lauren Fralinger

Meg Merrill

Ava Brillat

  • Program Lead for Information Literacy and Instructional Design
  • abrillat@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-4058

Shatha Baydoun

Lisa Baker

  • Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
  • lbaker@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-2092

Erica Newcome

Zotero

Jorge Perez

Saily Marrero

  • Nursing & Health Studies, Biology, and Psychology Librarian
  • sxm1838@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-2040

Lauren Fralinger

Meg Merrill

Ava Brillat

  • Program Lead for Information Literacy and Instructional Design
  • abrillat@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-4058

Shatha Baydoun

Lisa Baker

  • Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
  • lbaker@miami.edu
  • (305) 284-2092

Erica Newcome

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