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Zotero, a free, browser-based citation manager, is the recommended tool to collect, organize, cite and share your research.
Citation sources
See our Citation Style Guides for quick reference guides on commonly used citation styles.
Publication Manual of the APA & Chicago Manual of Style
The Department recommends APA or Chicago style for citations and bibliographies.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. Introduces Chicago style. 9th ed. 2018. Print.
Chicago Manual of Style.17th ed. 2017. Print.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: the Offical Guide to APA Style. 7th ed. 2020. Print.
APA Style and Grammar Guidelines. Online.
Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide. Online.
Purdue Online Writing Lab. Online. Recommended for APA, Chicago, etc.
Research and writing
Making sense: a student's guide to research and writing: Social sciences. 2018. Print.
Writing for emerging sociologists. 2014. Online
Writing in sociology. 2nd ed. 2015. Online