Journalism: Citing Sources

Give credit to the ideas, words, and works of others

Allow readers to find your sources

Avoid plagiarism

Track sources and format bibliographies.
Download citations from library catalogs and databases.

EndNote is a free download for GSU students, faculty and staff.
Here's a handy EndNote Guide to get you started.

Zotero was developed by historians to support historical and related research. It is a free Firefox plugin.
Here's a handy Zotero guide to get you started.

The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) site is an excellent source for questions about how to cite in a particular style. The links below will take you to Purdue OWL's pages for each citation style:

• APA Style
• Chicago Manual of Style
• MLA Style
• IEEE Style
• AMA Style
• ASA Style

Citation managers like Zotero and EndNote can help with formatting citations as well. 

Citation questions? Get help!

• In-person: Research Support Desk, Library North 1
• Online: Live Assistance online chat, from the Library homepage

	APA Style APA Style website Purdue OWL APA site Multiple copies of the APA manual are available in the Library's Reference Section on Library North 2 (these are not available for checkout).
	The Associated Press Stylebook Print copy held in Reference section, Library North 2. Call number: PN4783 .A83 (as of February 2020: updated copy on order!)
	Chicago Style Chicago Manual of Style (17th Edition) [online] Purdue OWL Chicago Style site
	MLA Style Purdue OWL MLA site Multiple copies of the MLA manual are available at the Research Support Desk (Library North 1).