WLL 560: Principles of Scholarly Research: Permalinks & Citation Management
Citation Management Tool: Zotero
Zotero is a citation management application that allows you to collect book and article citations from the library catalog and other databases. Zotero also connects with your word processor (MS Word, Google Docs, Libre Office) to insert in text citations and generate a reference list in your selected citation style.
See the library guide, Manage Citations with Zotero, on how to use this tool. The Library provides workshops and support for Zotero.
- ZoteroZotero is a free open source citation management tool
Using Automatic Citation Generators Video
Permalinks
To find the permalink (persistent URL) to the item that you want to reference:
- Find the item in the PSU Library Catalog.
- Under the Send to Heading, click the Link/URL button
- A box will open with the link to the item.
- Copy the permalink by clicking Copy to Clipboard.
For more information, see Persistent Links to Library Content.
Selected Online Citation Guides
- Citing Government DocumentsGuides to citing government documents in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian styles.
- OWL - Purdue's Online Writing LabDetailed guide to APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles. Navigate to "Research and Citation" on the left to access citation style help.
Print Style Guides in the PSU Library
The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: Circulation / Reserves (1st floor) - Z253 .C57; Ready Reference (2nd floor) Z253 .C57Publication Date: 2017
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: Circulation / Reserves (2nd floor) - BF76.7 .P83 2010; Ready Reference (2nd floor) BF76.7 .P83 2010Publication Date: 2020
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition by Call Number: Reference (2nd floor) LB2369 .T8 2018Publication Date: 2018
