Library Guide for International Students (Rutgers-Newark): Cite Sources

CITATION: A reference source which includes necessary elements of the source cited such as author name, title, and date.

CITATION STYLE: A format for citing sources. The most commonly used styles are MLA, APA, and Chicago.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier): A permanent link (an alphanumeric or numeric string) assigned to a published full text for its discovery online. (More definition)

PLAGIARISM [pleɪ'dʒəˌrɪzəm]: "Plagiarism is the use of another person’s words, ideas, or results without giving that person appropriate credit." (Rutgers University Academic Integrity Policy)

STYLE MANUAL: A guide for formatting a paper and cited sources.

Plagiarism is a violation of Rutgers academic integrity policy. "To avoid plagiarism, every direct quotation must be identified by quotation marks or appropriate indentation and both direct quotation and paraphrasing must be cited properly according to the accepted format for the particular discipline or as required by the instructor in a course." (Rutgers University Academic Integrity Policy)

What is Plagiarism? (click to open in new window.)

• APA Style Guide to Electronic References [Rutgers Restricted]
• Samples for References of APA Style (APA Tutorial)
• APA Citatioin Style (Cornell Univ. Library)
• Reference Lists (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• Researching in the social sciences (Hacker & Fister)

The print copy of the manual is available at the reference desk in all Rutgers University Libraries.

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 

6th ed., 2010

Call Number: BF76.7.P83 2010

• The MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. 3rd ed. [Rutgers call number: PN147.G444 2008]

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• MLA Citation Style (Cornell Univ. Library)
• MLA Citation (Rutgers LibGuide by Tipton)
• Researching in the Humanities (Hacker & Fister)

This print copy of the handbook is available at the reference desk in all Rutgers University Libraries.

• Chicago Manual of Style 16th Edition, (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• Chicago documentation style, (Hacker & Fister)
• Chicago and Turabian Format (Rutgers LibGuide)

The print copy of the manual is available at the reference desk in all Rutgers University Libraries.

• Writing and Citation Formatting (Electronic Reference Sources) Rutgers LibGuide
• Research and Citation Resources (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• List of Style Manuals (Hacker & Fister)
• Citing Sources, (Trinity University Library)

RefWorks [Rutgers Restricted]

A web-based research management tool that allows you to import references from many electronic databases and catalogs, include citations in your paper, build a bibliography using a variety of citation styles, and create a bibliography in a choice of formats. Watch video tutorials. 

Zotero

A free, open-source research management tool that is a Firefox add on. It enables you to collect, manage, and cite research sources. To get started go to the Zotero Quick Start Guide