Style Guides
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APA Formatting & Style GuideFrom Purdue's online writing lab, a lengthy outline of style guide basics from the American Psychological Association. The full APA style guide is available in print book format only.
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APSA Formatting & Style GuideFrom the University of Wisconsin's writing center, an overview of the American Association of Political Science's style manual.
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ASA Formatting & Style GuideFrom Purdue's online writing lab, an outline of American Sociological Association manuscript formatting, in-text citations, and formatting the references page.
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Associated Press StyleFrom Purdue's online writing lab, a lengthy outline of AP basics.
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BibMeCreate MLA, APA, or Chicago style citations with ISBN, author, title. Format web sites, journals, videos, newspapers, and “other.” Save bibliography online then paste into a research paper.
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Chicago Manual of Style Online
Full text of the 17th and 18th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style, including quick guide, questions and answers, and additional tools.
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Citation MachineFormats citations in APA, MLA, Turabian or Chicago writing style.
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Citing Government DocumentsGovernment documents can be more difficult to cite properly than standard books and journals.This short bibliography by Columbia University librarians suggests guides to government document citation formats.
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ICMJE: International Committee of Medical Journals EditorsIncludes style guide and other writing guides. Required style for CUNY Doctor of Public Health program dissertations.
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Legal CitationCornell University's introduction to legal citation.
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MLA Documentation & Style GuideFrom the University of Wisconsin's writing center, the Modern Language's Association writing guidelines, summarized.
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MLA Formatting & Style GuideFrom Purdue University's online writing lab, a lengthy outline of Modern Language Association style.
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Turabian Quick GuideOutline of Turabian style, based on the Chicago style.
Citation Managers
Citation managers allow you to save and organize references and citations you gather during research. You can
- Import citations from databases.
- Attach pdfs and images.
- Generate bibliographies and footnotes.
There are two main citation managers supported by the Graduate Center: Zotero and Refworks.
To learn more, make an appointment with a librarian.
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ZoteroSaves and helps you to organize citations to articles, books, webpages, and more. Works with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari. Install the Zotero Word plug-in to quickly create bibliographies and add citations to papers.
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RefworksOnline citation management licensed for all CUNY campuses. Generate footnotes and bibliography in any writing style; organize citations and notes in your private library. 25 MB limit on individual file size; 5 GB individual account limit. Group Code: RWGradC
There is a new interface available for RefWorks; see the library guide Citation Managers & Style Guides for more information.
