Philosophy: Citing Sources
Citation Format?
Here are a variety of resources that will help you with citing sources in philosophy. The citation format that you use in your research paper will depend on what is required by your professor. Be sure you know the requirements before you begin.
Citation Guidance on the Web
Style Guides in the Library
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010ISBN: 9781433805592Publication Date: 2009-07-15
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing by Call Number: Ready Reference (2nd floor): PN147 .G444 2008ISBN: 9780873522977Publication Date: 2008-01-01
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.