Research Guides: Citing Sources at UCBA: Guide Home

Welcome: Citing Sources Guide

Welcome to the UC Blue Ash College Library (UCBA) Citing Sources guide. On this guide, you'll find helpful resources to support your citing and writing needs.

Note: always check with your professor for assignment details and any departmental or individual standards and requirements for citing sources.

UCBA Writing & Study Skills Center

Expert tutors are available to help students with citation formatting as well as any stage of the writing process. Appointments are scheduled online through TutorTrac and take place using WebEx (UC's video conferencing tool). Visit the Writing & Study Skills Center webpage for more information including hours and a TutorTrac step-by-step guide.

Writing & Study Skills Center (UC Blue Ash)
Welcome and FAQs
Welcome and Frequently Asked Questions video (3:46 minutes) from the UCBA Writing & Study Skills Center.

Style Guides at Purdue OWL

Research and Citation Resources
Covers APA, MLA and Chicago style formats.
Style Manuals by Discipline
List of style guide information for documenting sources in different disciplines. It's organized by discipline and includes both a link to the main organizational website and a link for an online guide to using that style.

General Books on Citing

Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles -- MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More by Charles Lipson
Call Number: PN171.F56 L55 2018
ISBN: 9780226431109
Publication Date: 2018
Cite Right is the perfect guide for anyone who needs to learn a new citation style or who needs an easy reference to Chicago, MLA, APA, AMA, and other styles. Each chapter serves as a quick guide that introduces the basics of a style, explains who might use it, and then presents an abundance of examples. This edition includes updates reflecting the most recent editions of The Chicago Manual of Style and the MLA Handbook. With this book, students and researchers can move smoothly among styles with the confidence they are getting it right.
Student's Guide to Writing College Papers by Kate L. Turabian
Call Number: LB2369 .T8 2010
ISBN: 9780226816302
Publication Date: 2010
Designed for less advanced writers, it introduce students to the art of defining a topic, doing high-quality research with limited resources, and writing an engaging and solid college paper.
A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers
Call Number: PE1408 .H2778 2018
ISBN: 9781319057442
Publication Date: 2018
For success in college, no skill is more critical than writing; it’s the very core of a student’s academic experience. Tested and trusted, A Writer’s Reference is an essential tool for students who are strengthening habits and skills that will support them throughout college.