In the research process: SYNTHESIZE
1. Explore topic basics and develop keywords (casual searching)
2. Quantitative Research (government documents or statistical websites)
3. Research (library databases)
4. Support your argument (cite reliable sources)
5. Drafts & revisions (research librarians & learning commons)
In-text citation examples
Research Documentatation, 5th ed. - From authors of style guides in several disciplines, this website provides examples of in-text citations and References lists for Chicago, APA, MLA, etc....
Citing Sources: APA
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010ISBN: 9781433805592Publication Date: 2009-07-15Part of our Ready Reference Collection -- ask at the Research Help Desk.
You always have the most control over the accuracy of your citations when you do it by hand using the selected style manual (above).
Additional resources:
- APA 7th edition citation for business sourcesSchemm, N., Dellenbach, M., Grisham, Z., Hageman, M., Tingle, N., Trowbridge, M., & Wheatley, A. (2020). APA 7th ed. citation for business sources. https://bit.ly/APA7business
Manage & Organize: ProQuest RefWorks
ProQuest RefWorks is a citation management tool that assists researchers in gathering, organizing, annotating, and citing their sources. Accounts are free to anyone with an SU email address (students, staff, faculty).
To set up your account, go here.
Please note that citation tools like RefWorks are only as perfect as the data they are extracting from resources -- you should always double-check your citations to make sure they are correct.
Help Pages:
- Accounts and features
- ProQuest's Tutorial Library
- ProQuest's Guide to RefWorks
- For further assistance, please contact your librarian.