Research Guides: Sociology: Citing Sources

APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7e by the American Psychological Association
Call Number: REFDESK BF76.7 .P83 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, health sciences, engineering, and other fields.

MLA Handbook, 9e by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: REFDESK LB2369 .M52 2021
Publication Date: 2021
Guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list.

The St. Martin's Pocket Guide to Research and Documentation, 5e by Lunsford, Andrea A.
Call Number: REF Z710 .L86 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Includes annotated source maps that give step-by-step guidelines for citing print and electronic materials, advice on evaluating sources, tips for getting started on a research project, guidelines for avoiding plagiarism and for quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing sources, up-to-date documentation guidelines for MLA, Chicago, APA, CSE, and AIP styles, and sample student research writing in a variety of disciplines and documentation styles.

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