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MLA, APA, Turabian & CSE

Zotero

Zotero is a tool that generates citations for you. It's already installed on Marygrove College campus computers but you can also install it for free at home.

APA

APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. If you need help formatting your paper according to APA style, try one of the following:

    • The Geschke Writing Center (call 313.927.1278 to make an appointment)
    • The Marygrove library guide to APA (pdf, 12 pages) can help you create your running head, citations, and everything in between
    • The Marygrove library guide to DOIs (pdf, 1 page)
    • Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
    • The APA manual (6th edition) is available at the library reference desk

MLA

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. If you need help formatting your paper according to MLA style, try one of the following:

    • The Geschke Writing Center (call 313.927.1278 to make an appointment)
    • The Marygrove library guide to MLA (pdf, 11 pages) can help you create your title page, citations, and everything in between
    • Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
    • The MLA manual (7th edition) is available at the library reference desk

Turabian

The Turabian style guide closely follows the University of Chicago Press's Manual of Style, and is most commonly used to cite sources within history. If you need help formatting your paper according to Turabian style, try one of the following:

    • The Geschke Writing Center (call 313.927.1278 to make an appointment)
    • Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
    • The Chicago/Turabian manual is available at the library reference desk

CSE

CSE (Council of Science Editors) is a nonprofit professional membership organization that publishes a style guide for scientific papers. If you need help formatting your paper according to CSE style, try one of the following: