Geography: Citing Sources
Guide for Library Research in Geography
Style Guides in the Library
ACS Style Guide by Publication Date: 2007
APA Style: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Publication Date: 2020
The Chicago Manual of Style by Publication Date: 2017
MLA Handbook by Publication Date: 2016
Citing ChatGPT & Other AI Tools
- Citing ChatGPT and other AI ToolsFrom the PSU Library Cite Your Sources guide
Citation Guidance on the Web
- 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.
- Citing Government DocumentsGuides to citing government documents in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian styles.
- Council of Science Editors (CSE) Citation StyleQuick guide to Scientific Style and citation formatting
- PSU Library: Citing sourcesTutorial on citing sources. Use the arrows in the lower right to move through the pages of this tutorial.
Citation Management Tools
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