Mycology (STOCKSCH 525)
Citation Style Resources
While this guide is all about citation management tools, you may feel the need to brush up on your knowledge of citation formatting and other rules for a specific style. Below are some Library Information Literacy Modules on citation styles. These contain video tutorials, short quizzes, and more materials to help with the topic. Lastly, links to the citation style guides available through the Libraries.
- Citations (APA 6th) (40-49 minutes)Four modules review APA 6th Citation Style, including discussion of why citations are important.
- Citations (APA 7th) (47-58 minutes)Four modules review APA 7th Citation Style, including discussion of why citations are important.
- Citations (MLA 7th) (17-18 minutes)Two modules provide an overview of MLA 7th Citation Style; includes discussion of why citations are important.
- Citations (MLA 8th) (46-55 minutes)Four modules introduce MLA 8th Citation Style, including discussion of why citations are important.
- Citations (Turabian) (23-27 minutes)Three modules introduce the Turabian Citation Style, including discussion of why citations are important.
- Citations (Harvard) (17-18 minutes)These modules introduces students to the Harvard Citation Style, including discussion of why citations matter.
- Citations (Chicago 17th) (34-40 minutes)Five modules introduce students to the Chicago 17th Citation Style, including discussion of why citations are important.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.
MLA Handbook, 8th by Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2016ISBN: 9781603292627The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook, the official guide to MLA format.
- Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new windowThe widely-used citation and style guide for scholarly writing.
Citation Guides
Not only do you need to cite your sources, but you need to format them according to a particular style. Your instructor will often ask you to use a certain style in your paper. Here are links for more information about the styles commonly used in the health sciences:
**NOTE: Many databases provided by the Libraries will generate citations that are not always 100% accurate! When using APA or AMA style, always check the capitalization of words in the article title and the journal title to make sure they are correct.**
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APA Style 7th Edition Reference Quick Guidean overview of formatting citations in APA 7 from the APA Style team
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APA Style - Style & Grammar Guidelines for Referencesfrom APA Style website
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APA Citation Style Guidefrom Purdue University
Guide in print:
Du Bois Library: UM Reference Desk / BF76.7 .P83 2010
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Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / BF76.7 .P83 2010 / Reference -
AMA Manual of Style - 11th EditionE-book version of the latest American Medical Association style guide. (Limited to 3 users at a time.)
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AMA Style Guidefrom University of Washington
Guide in print:
Science & Engineering Library: UM Science Reference / R119 .A533 2009 -
NLM Journal AbbreviationsAllows you to get the NLM abbreviation for a journal title to use in AMA citation format. Can also look up abbreviation to find full journal title.
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Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new windowThe widely-used citation and style guide for scholarly writing.
Intro to Zotero Tutorial
Workshop recorded in spring semester 2025.
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Intro to Zotero - Spring 2025 - transcriptTime-stamped transcript of the above 28 minute workshop recording. Search for a topic of interest and skip to that part of the presentation.
