Gibson D. Lewis Library Libguides
College of Nursing Resources
A one-stop shop for library resources related to nursing! Find texbooks by program, get started on research with nursing specific databases, and learn about APA citing.
Citation Styles
Use these sources to check that citation and bibliography formatting is correct.
- APA Style. American Psychological Association.The basics of APA style (tutorial), APA Style help, frequently asked questions, learning APA style and other information
- Excelsior Online Writing Lab"Here you’ll find extensive support for APA, MLA, and Chicago documentation styles. This section features instructional videos that show you how to set up your papers in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats, interactive checklists, and visual support for both in-text documenting and referencing at the end of your paper."
Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by ISBN: 9781433832154Publication Date: 2020"Scholarly writing and publishing principles."
Use these sources to create citations or to check auto-generated citations for accuracy.
Remember auto-generated citations are notorious for having capitalization and punctuation errors.
- Purdue OWL for AMA styleHelpful online resource for how to cite AMA style.
AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors by ISBN: 9780190246594Publication Date: 2020"This is a guide for those seeking to publish research findings, and for anyone involved in medical, health, or scientific writing and publishing. The manual offers guidance on nuts-and-bolts topics including punctuation, capitalization, and grammar."
Citation Manager: EndNote
Citation Manager: EndNote
Citation managers are an excellent tool to use throughout your studies and while doing research. Most citation managers are offered as online and desktop programs. These tools also allow users to change bibliographies to different styles with a click of a button.
The library-supported citation manager is EndNote. EndNote is a citation management tool that helps manage references. Users have access to many helpful features including:
- Find full-text research articles with one click.
- Add collaborators to a library.
- Read, review, annotate and search PDFs in your library.
- Insert in-text citations using the Cite While You Write feature in Microsoft® Word.
For more information, please refer to our EndNote guide.