Research Guides: Veterans & Military Families Resources: Citation Resources

Citation Resources

When writing papers or creating original work in any form, you need to give credit to those from whom you've borrowed ideas, words or materials, even if you are paraphrasing or summarizing. Citing your sources (e.g., books, articles, web sites, videos, etc.) allows you to:

Demonstrate that your thoughts and ideas have a factual basis.
Show your professor (and others) what research you have done.
Direct readers to the sources you used for their own research.

The links below provide information on common citation styles used at Syracuse University as well as citation management tools that can help you organize and format your citations.

Citation Guide
This guide provides access to examples and guidelines for some of the more frequently used citation styles, such as APA, MLA, Chicago, and CSE, along with lesser known citation styles.
Citation Management
This guide provides an overview of citation management tools. If you would like to save yourself a significant amount of time and frustration when trying to keep your research and citations organized, consider using one of these tools. Scroll to the bottom of the page for links to guides to using Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote.