Citations, Footnotes and Bibliography

How do I manage my citations?

Endnote software helps you manage your bibliography and citations. Endnote is licensed for the NU campus and can be used as a standalone program on your computer, or integrated into Microsoft Word.

Why do I need to cite?

Using footnotes, bibliographies, and similar strategies serves two main purposes: 1. It gives credit to the person who created the idea. 2. It allows your readers to locate the sources you used, therefore they can read or judge them for themselves.

How do I cite?

Different disciplines use different documentation styles. Consult your instructor or publisher if you are not sure which one to use. In the Health Sciences, you may consult this list of Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences.

Examples

Basic examples are available below. For comprehensive information, you may consult our printed style manuals, located at the Snell Library Reference Desk.
AIP
AMA (Univ. of Washington)
Annals
APA (Diana Hacker)
APA Electronic References
ASA (Univ. of Wisconsin Parkside) or ASA (Purdue)
CSE (Diana Hacker)
Chicago Manual of Style (Diana Hacker)
Columbia Guide
Criminal Justice: MYWR Citation/Documentation Guidelines for CJ Students (.pdf) (Gershovich)
IEEE
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
MLA (Diana Hacker)
MLA Update 2009