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Citation Style & Tools
Find resources for your professor’s preferred citation style and learn about the tools available to help make citing sources faster.
Note!
This is a standard citation guide for this subject, but please verify with your professor about their preferred citation style.
SBL (Biblical Style) Handbook at ZL
Society of Biblical Literature
Chicago Manual of Style
Chicago Style Guide at ZL
Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed. by Call Number: Reference 808.042 Un3cISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017
Online Help for SBL Citations
In addition to the eBook version of the SBL Handbook, use the following resources to learn more about citing using this style.
Online Help for Chicago/Turabian Styles
Online Guides for Chicago & Turabian Styles
The resources listed below provide invaluable help in navigating both Chicago and Turabian citation styles.
Citation Tools
Zotero is an extremely useful resource that helps with citation (and full-text article) collection and organization and bibliography/works cited creation.
- Easy, quick, open-source (Free) citation manager
- Works with PC/Mac OS's and Firefox, Chrome, Safari browsers
- "Reads" citation data on a web page (icon which allows you to save a citation appears in line with address bar in browser)
- Format citation in any of 8000+ styles available from Zotero
- Find help: Getting Your Stuff into Zotero
WorldCat offers a fast citation for each item you locate in it, similar to what Google Scholar provides. Always double-check with appropriate citation requirements, however, as pieces of the complete citation are often missing.
- Search for your resource (book, article, report, etc.)
- Click on item title
- Find "Cite/Export" link in upper right portion of record
- Choose from several styles
Google Scholar provides quick citations for items you find in its database. Be sure to double-check what it provides, however. They are typically missing one or more pieces of the citation.
- Easy, quick, no-download-necessary citation grabber
- Search for your article by title
- Use "Cite" link below publication information
- Choose from several styles
Similar to what Google Scholar provides, WorldCat offers a fast citation for each item you locate in it. Always double-check with appropriate citation requirements, however, as pieces of the complete citation are often missing.
Other Citation Tools
Most Library databases have auto-cite features.
If you need help figuring out how to use them, stop by the Ask desk for assistance.
Plagairism
When citing, be sure you understand what plagiarism is and isn't.
If you still have questions contact the Writing Center or practice avoiding plagiarism.
Remember, it is better to cite a source than risk plagiarism!