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Citing Sources

Giving credit for others' ideas not only demonstrates that you have familiarized yourself with the scholarship in the field and earned the right to have a say, it allows other scholars to learn from your work by following the lead of your research. For more ideas, tips, and strategies, see Doing Research.

Organize Your Sources and Generate Bibliographies

Common Citation Styles

APA (American Psychological Association)

  • Web guide:
  • Print guide: (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

  • Web guide:
  • Print guide: (at Burling)

Chicago

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  • Web Guide:
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  • Print guide: (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)

Turabian

  • Web guide: from the University of Chicago Press
  • Print guide: (on reserve at Burling)

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Other Citation Styles

ACS (American Chemical Society)

  • Web guide: by the Williams College Libraries
  • Print guide: in American Chemical Society Publications (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)
  • Print guide: (on reserve at Burling and Kistle)

ASA (American Sociological Association)

  • Web guide: from the Purdue Online Writing Lab
  • Print guide: (on reserve at Burling)

AAA (American Anthropological Association)

  • Web guide: from the American Anthropological Association
  • (Chapter 6 - AAA Citations for Anthropology and Ethnography) (on reserve at Burling)

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