Citing all the great sources you've found

Dartmouth College has created a wonderful resource describing why, when, and how to cite sources you've used in your work.
As noted in Sources (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/) ,

Citations reflect the careful and thorough work you have put into locating and exploring your sources.
Citations are a courtesy to the reader, who may share your interest in a particular area of scholarship. They help readers understand the context of your argument, and locate your work within other conversations on your topic.
Citations allow you to acknowledge those authors who made possible particular aspects of your work. Failure to provide adequate citations constitutes plagiarism.
Citations, by delineating your intellectual debts, also draw attention to the originality and legitimacy of your own ideas

Citations should accurately describe the resource, providing enough information to locate the unique item (e.g., specific edition). Accuracy is important, as anyone who's tried to hunt down an incorrect citation well knows. Confusion sets in when the formatting details of a particular style eclipse all else.

In a nutshell, include the following information if available:

Who? -- Author(s)
What? -- Title
Where? -- If it's part of a journal, book, or other larger work, provide those details as well
When? -- Year of Publication, and specific edition.
For online resources, tack on the following: The service provider (e.g., LEXIS), the URL, and the date *you* accessed the resource online.
[The "Fields" section of Sources does an excellent job of outlining citation elements.]

Specific Citation Styles
Publishing your work? Individual publishers usually require a uniform style for all manuscript submissions. Sources provides links to a number of online style "cheat sheets", but realize the publishers themselves often provide online guidelines. We also have publication manuals for a number of the more "popular" formats:

Multidisciplinary Chicago Manual of Style Many publishers follow this style, including American Anthropological Assn. & American Historical Assn.
We're up to the 14th edition (1993). Find print editions in Baker/Berry, Kresge, Cook, Feldberg, Dana, Matthews-Fuller, Paddock, and Rauner Libraries (Ref. Z253 .C57)

Kate Turabian's A Manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations This style is largely based on Chicago style.
We're up to the 6th ed. (1996).
Find print editions in Baker/Berry and Sherman (Ref. LB2369 .T8 1996)

Social Sciences APA
American Psychological Association Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (2001)
Find print copies in Baker/Berry, Dana, and Matthews-Fuller (Ref. BF76.7 .P83 2001)

Arts & Humanities MLA
Modern Language Association MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 5th ed. (1999).
Print available in Baker/Berry Ref. LB2369 .G53 1999

Sciences CBE
Council of Biology Editors Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers, 6th ed. (1994).
Print available in Dana and Kresge (Ref. T11 .S386 1994)

American Chemical Society The ACS style guide : a manual for authors and editors, 2nd ed. (1997).
Print available in Kresge Ref. QD8.5 .A25 1997

Medicine American Medical Association manual of style, 9th ed. (1998)
Print available in Dana and Matthews-Fuller (Ref. R119 .A533 1998)

*Beware* Scientific citation styles often abbreviate journal titles. See a list of common journal abbreviations at the Institute for Scientific Information's Web of Science.

Law & Government Legal Harvard Law Review publishes the Bluebook: a uniform system of citation. We're up to the 17th ed. (2000). Find a print copy in Baker/Berry Ref. KF245.Z9 U5 .
Cornell Law School provides Peter Martin's Introduction to Basic Legal Citation [http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/index.htm]

Government documents Lexis-Nexis provides a nice overview of citing government publications (campus access only).
Also try the following title: The complete guide to citing government information resources (Baker/Berry Ref. Z7164.G7 G37 1993)

Other Helpful guides

Research and Documentation Online [http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/]
University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries [http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/]

Bibliographic Citation Management software

Also known as "Reference Management" software, these tools help you organize citations to materials used in your research and can generate footnotes and/or bibliographies.

RefWorks - Dartmouth subscribes to this web-based service. Students, faculty, & staff may create individual accounts by following the "User Login" link
More information on managing your references.

Specific Citation Styles Publishing your work? Individual publishers usually require a uniform style for all manuscript submissions. Sources provides links to a number of online style "cheat sheets", but realize the publishers themselves often provide online guidelines. We also have publication manuals for a number of the more "popular" formats:
Multidisciplinary	Chicago Manual of Style	Many publishers follow this style, including American Anthropological Assn. & American Historical Assn. We're up to the 14th edition (1993). Find print editions in Baker/Berry, Kresge, Cook, Feldberg, Dana, Matthews-Fuller, Paddock, and Rauner Libraries (Ref. Z253 .C57)
Multidisciplinary	Kate Turabian's A Manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations	This style is largely based on Chicago style. We're up to the 6th ed. (1996). Find print editions in Baker/Berry and Sherman (Ref. LB2369 .T8 1996)
Social Sciences	APA American Psychological Association	*Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (2001) Find print copies in Baker/Berry, Dana, and Matthews-Fuller (Ref. BF76.7 .P83 2001*)
Arts & Humanities	MLA Modern Language Association	MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 5th ed. (1999). Print available in Baker/Berry Ref. LB2369 .G53 1999
Sciences	CBE Council of Biology Editors	*Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers, 6th ed. (1994). Print available in Dana and Kresge (Ref. T11 .S386 1994*)
	American Chemical Society	*The ACS style guide : a manual for authors and editors, 2nd ed. (1997). Print available in Kresge Ref. QD8.5 .A25 1997*
	Medicine	*American Medical Association manual of style, 9th ed. (1998) Print available in Dana and Matthews-Fuller (Ref. R119 .A533 1998*)
	*Beware* Scientific citation styles often abbreviate journal titles. See a list of common journal abbreviations at the Institute for Scientific Information's *Web of Science*.
Law & Government	Legal	Harvard Law Review publishes the *Bluebook: a uniform system of citation. We're up to the 17th ed. (2000). Find a print copy in Baker/Berry Ref. KF245.Z9 U5* . Cornell Law School provides Peter Martin's Introduction to Basic Legal Citation [http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/index.htm]
Law & Government	Government documents	Lexis-Nexis provides a nice overview of citing government publications (campus access only). Also try the following title: *The complete guide to citing government information resources* (Baker/Berry Ref. Z7164.G7 G37 1993)