Citation Management: Guides & Tools

Developed by the Harvard Writing Center, this guide outlines how to use, integrate, and cite sources responsibly and reviews how to avoid plagiarism.

A customized e-learning module that assists you with understanding these essential topics: what the responsible use of information means, how it affects academic integrity, and how citing sources plays a significant role in the scholarly conversation at HBS and beyond.

Complete handbook to American Psychological Association style, often referred to as APA.  APA is commonly used in the social sciences.

Developed by Purdue's Online Writing Lab. Contains resources on in-text citation and the references page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.

Fully searchable online version of the 15th and 16th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style.  The Chicago style is a popular citation style within the social sciences.

Developed by the Purdue Online Writing Lab.  Detailed information on The Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation. 

Guidelines and recommendations from the Modern Language Association on citing sources using MLA style.

Developed by the Purdue Online Writing Lab.  MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.