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Library Research Guide

MLA

MLA Style Center
MLA Style Center is a resource for both students and faculty using MLA. Resources include

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Hale Library Reserves--Request at Library Help in Hale
ISBN: 9781603292627
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
9th edition, published in 2021, coming to K-State Libraries soon!
The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. Shorter and redesigned for easy use, the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list.

Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
From Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) comes the MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Updated regularly, this guide provides information about:
MLA Works Cited: A Quick Guide
Guide to citing works. Relies on graphics to illustrate where to find the information you need to cite a source.

Chicago Manual of Style

Chicago Manual of Style is commonly used in literature, history, and the arts.

You can use a variety of resources for using the Chicago style properly; we have listed some below to get you started.

Fulltext of the Manual Online

Chicago Manual of Style, 18th ed.
Paid for by K-State Libraries
This is the online edition of the standard guide to editorial style and publishing practices. Authors, publishers, and students are able to find answers to particular questions or just browse general categories.

Quick Resources and FAQs

Chicago Manual of Style: Citation Quick Guide
Explains the differences between the two basic documentation systems (1. notes and bibliography, 2. author-date). Includes information about how to determine which system to use as well as examples illustrating citations for both systems.
Chicago Manual of Style: Manuscript Preparation
The tools provided here are intended to help authors prepare manuscripts for submission. They will also be of use to writers who are looking for models for procedure and content.
Chicago Manual of Style: Q & A
View questions from users answered by the Chicago Manual of Style manuscript editing department. You can also submit your own questions.
CMOS Shop Talk - For Students
Perplexed? Can't figure out how to cite an image or what to do with quotations? The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) people created this to help you.

Chicago Manual of Style in Non-English Languages

Guía temática sobre citas bibliográficas UC3M: Chicago
This page from the Universidad Carlos II de Madrid's library provides a brief explanation of Chicago Style. Look for the examples (ejemplos) on the same page. Under "Para saber más" there are links to videos explaining references and citations in general. All in Spanish.

Zotero

Zotero
Zotero is a free, open source citation management system.

Zotero allows users to store, organize, edit, and/or create citations from a variety of resource types, including: articles, books, web pages, images, and more. Zotero:

offers a plugin for Word and LibreOffice that allows users to insert citations directly into their documents and to create a bibliography.
uses a link in your web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari) to identify and download citation information.
produces citations and bibliographies in hundreds of citation styles (APA, Chicago, IEEE, MLA).
identifies and stores article PDFs along with the citation information (up to 300 MB free).
allows users to collaborate by creating and sharing group libraries.

Watch Webinar - Coming Soon!

Managing Citations and References

Citations and references, while essential to the research and publishing, can also consume a lot of your valuable time storing, organizing, and formatting them. This hands-on workshop introduces the essentials of citation manager tools and will introduce several different tools before focusing on Zotero. Participants will set up an account and learn some of the common steps to organize citations and create bibliographies.