SOCL 247: Sociology of Television & Media (Jones): Citing Your Sources

With RefWorks, you can import references from Holy Cross databases to create your own personal list of references and bibliographies for your papers.

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Online Guides for citing your sources:

• ASA: 
• A.S.A. Quick Style Guide This Quick Style Guide for Students Writing Sociology Papers is produced by the American Sociological Association and based on the 2007 edition of the American Sociological Association Style Guide. *Citation examples start on page 2. 
• Preparation Checklist for ASA Manuscripts from the ASA. *Citation examples and guidelines are on page 2. 
• Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) from Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL):
• Reference Page Formatting 
• In-text (Citation) References

• MLA: Documenting Sources in the Humanities 
• In-text citations
• Works cited list
• APA: Documenting Sources in the Social Sciences 
  • In-text citations
  • Works cited list
• Chicago Style: Documenting Sources in History 

Dinand Library also has recent editions of style manuals in the Main Reading Room. These manuals include more detailed information and examples.

• ASA: ASA Style Guide, Dinand Reference Desk, Call Number: HM586 .A54
• MLA: Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Call number: LB2369 .M53
• APA: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (A.P.A. ), Call number: BF76.7 .P83
• Chicago: The Chicago Manual of Style, Call number: Z253 .U69
  A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Call number:  LB2369 .T8
  A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, Call number:  D13 .R295