Environmental Science and Management: Citing Sources
Guide for Library Research in Environmental Science and Management
Choosing a Citation Style
Choosing a style for your research project depends on a couple of things. First of all, check with your instructor to see what style they prefer. Also know that different disciplines often use a specific style, e.g., psychology often uses APA, the humanities use MLA, and biology uses CSE.
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
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
With these tools you can collect book and article citations from the library catalog and databases. Then using a plugin for MS Word, you can insert those citations into your paper in the appropriate format.
See the library guide, Manage Citations with Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote, on how to use these tools. The Library provides workshops and support for Zotero.
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ZoteroZotero is a free, open source citation management tool that comes as a Firefox extension or a standalone program for other browsers. It offers plugins for MS Word and Open Office so you can insert citations as you write your paper.