Research Guides: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences: Citations

Science Citation Styles

American Meteorological Society
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types.

Scientific Style and Format (CSE) by Council of Science Editors (Contribution by)
Call Number: T11 .S386 2014
ISBN: 0226116492
Publication Date: 2014

Online Citation Tools

APA Style
Includes information on the APA Style Guide Book, and a tutorial for formatting a paper and references.
APA Style: Academic Writer Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition
Adapted from the tutorial featured in Academic Writer, APA's tool for teaching and learning effective writing.
APA Format (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.

The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Z253 .U69
Publication Date: 2017
eBook

Chicago Manual of Style (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.
MLA Style (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.

Print Style Manuals

Chicago:

Chicago Manual of Style (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.

APA:

APA Format (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.

Besides EndNote Web and the databases, there are a number of good style guide websites. The library also has the print manuals of the major styles.

MLA:

MLA Style (Purdue OWL)
Provides citation formats and examples for a variety of resource types. See left menu on page.

Citation Management Software

Citation management software allows you to organize your citations by topic, class, or project and then quickly create a bibliography or cite a source within your paper.

EndNote Basic
Organize, manage, and cite your references online. This version is free to Auraria Campus students, faculty, and staff. May also be called EndNote Online or EndNote Basic. There is no software to install.
EndNote 20
If you are not affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver, you can purchase EndNote 20.
Mendeley
Free reference manager and academic social network. Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and annotate your PDFs on any device.
Zotero
A free product that can help you manage and format your citations. It is a Firefox plug-in. Download the plug-in and start uploading citations.
Comparison of Reference (Citation) Management Software
This Wikipedia article offers a more complete listing and comparison of citation management software.
Citation Managers Comparison Chart
Compares EndNote Desktop, EndNote Basic, Mendeley, and Zotero. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.

Research Guides about Citation Management Software