Research Guides: Media Studies: Citations

Citation Styles: Which Is Right for You?

Most professional journalists will use Associated Press (AP) style. As an academic, you may also be asked to use other styles. If you are in a class, ask the instructor what style they prefer. If you are publishing a book or article, check the publisher's submission guidelines.

APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
ISBN: 1433805618
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.

Purdue OWL APA Style
Purdue OWL's website on APA style
Valencia College APA Style
Valencia College's website on APA Style
APA Style
APA Style's website including a free introduction to APA Style and tips

AP Style

AP stylebook 2016 and briefing on media law
Call Number: PN4783 .A83 2016
The 2016 AP Stylebook manual, located in Norlin Library's Reference on the 2nd floor.

Purdue OWL Associated Press Style
Purdue OWL's website on AP Style
AP Stylebook Twitter
Follow AP Stylebook's Twitter page for tips

Other Citation Styles

Chicago Manual
Purdue OWL's website on Chicago
Purdue OWL MLA Style
Purdue OWL's Website on MLA

Zotero: Reference Management Tool

Zotero
Zotero is one of our favorite free tools for managing citations. This open source free tool will save your citations, along with the full text of articles, web pages, etc. It will also create the citations in APA Style for you in Word. If you use Chrome or Safari, you will need to download Zotero Standalone as well as the appropriate extension. We are also happy to help you set it up, feel free to contact us.
Zotero Video Tutorials
Check out these videos showing the tool and how easy it is to set up.