Citing Your Sources [6:04 minutes].
Zotero is a desktop application that allows you to manage and organize your bibliographic references while simplifying the process of preparing a bibliography.
Some database providers, such asEBSCO andProQuest, allow you to format references using a particular style (ex. APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.), and email or print these formatted references.
Note:Always review the citations formatted by the database. Compare results with style guidelines listed on this guide for the exact formatting and punctuation.
APA style guide to electronic references (access restricted to Concordia users)MLA Handbook, 9th edition (full text online version) (access restricted to Concordia users)MLA Style 101 videos (MLA Handbook Plus) (access restricted to Concordia users)"Turabian style" refers to the formatting guidelines inA Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate Turabian (available in print at Concordia Library). The manual is a basic introduction to formatting and the Chicago citation style for social sciences term papers.
Two forms of citation are permitted by Turabian: 1) footnotes with a bibliography, or 2) parenthetical references with a reference list at the end of the paper, known as author-date.
Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition (full text online version) (access restricted to Concordia users)The SBL handbook of style: for biblical studies and related disciplines (full text online version) (access restricted to Concordia users)The Society of Biblical Literature has developed fonts for digital and print use, inlcuding SBL BibLit, which combines Greek, Hebrew, and Latin characters, including transliteration diacritics, SBL Greek, a Greek-specific font, and SBL Hebrew, a Hebrew-specific font.
For additional context, see theData Sovereignty & Expansive Citation Concordia Library guide.