EC 596/597 Graduate Student Research Resources: Citation
Print Style Guides in the PSU Library
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The Chicago Manual of Style
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Call Number: Reference Collection -- 1st floor ; Z253 .C57 17th 2017Publication Date: 2017 -
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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Call Number: Course Reserves, Circulation; Reference Collection -- 1st floor ; BF76.7 .P83 2020Publication Date: 2020 -
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition
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Call Number: Reference Collection -- 1st floor ; LB2369 .T8 2018Publication Date: 2018 -
How to Read a Citation
A bibliographic citation, the convention normally used to acknowledge a work quoted in a paper, contains basic information needed to locate an item. There are different formats for citing books, journal articles, chapters in books, dissertations, pamphlets, and other formats.
BOOKS
In general, the publication information, including place of publication, publisher and year, identifies a book. Here is a screenshot of a book citation.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
In general, the publication information, including volume number, date and page numbers, identifies a journal article. Here is a screenshot of a journal article citation.
BOOK CHAPTER
Chapters of books can be identified by the presence of two titles, the title of the chapter and the title of the book. Two names may be listed as well -- the author of the chapter and the editor. The same publication information that appears in a book citation will also appear here; place of publication,publisher, and year. Here is a screenshot of a book chapter citation.
