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Eastern Washington University Libraries

Chinese Philosophy

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Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is a free citation manager that collects, manages, and cites research sources. It's easy to use, and it connects with your web browser to download sources.

Zotero allows you to attach PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies.

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Print Citation Guides

Do you want to see the actual paper style manual for your area of study?  The Circulation Desk at the JFK Library has all the latest citation style manuals (Chicago/Turabian, MLA, APA, etc.) available for short period checkout.  Do a title search for your style manual in the EWU catalog, write down the call number and bring it with you to the circulation desk.

Online Citation Guides

  • Research & Documentation Online

    Description: A citation guide that shows you how to do in-text & works cited citations. Other resources include tips for Evaluating Sources, a List of Style Manuals (organized by areas of study) & sample papers.

    Directions: Choose the citation style appropriate to your major. Hover on the appropriate 'Documenting sources' category and click on the Documentation Style" link. Then use the pull down menu to select the type of resource you want to site and you'll jump to that specifi
  • Citing Information

    Description: A useful guide by the UNC Libraries showing you how to cite sources. Citation examples include both print & online sources and in-text citations as well as works cited.

    Directions: After selecting a citation style, use the left hand navigation menu to search for the type of resource you want to cite. If you click on the View Detail link, it will give you a picture that labels all the parts of the citation.
  • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

    Description: Another good citation guide showing you how to cite various sources.

    Directions: After clicking on the citation style you want, use the left hand navigation menu to select the type of resource you want to know how to cite.
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    Need more citation guides? Click on this link (& scroll down that page) to see more citation guides.