Middle East Studies: Cite Sources
Citation Format?
Here are a variety of resources that will help you with citing sources. 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 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
Citation Guidance on the Web
- Purdue OWL: APA FormatThe most detailed guide to APA style paper formatting and citation on the Web.
- Purdue OWL: Chicago FormatThe most detailed guide to Chicago style paper formatting and citation on the Web.
Print Style Guides in the PSU Library
- The Chicago Manual of Style byCall Number: Circulation / Reserves (1st floor) - Z253 .C57; Ready Reference (2nd floor) Z253 .C57Publication Date: 2017
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association byCall 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 byCall Number: Reference (2nd floor) LB2369 .T8 2018Publication Date: 2018