Writing & citing
Style guides
- Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new window
Citation formatting guide that covers topics ranging from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage, & documentation. The style manual has both "Notes-Bibiography" and "Author-date" styles for citing sources.
- MLA Handbook plus This link opens in a new window
Current MLA style guide that provides guidelines on paper formatting, prose mechanics, quoting and paraphrasing, in-text references, and list of works cited.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationCall Number: KEN Ref Desk BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832154
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and DissertationsCall Number: KEN Ref Desk LB2369 .T8 2018ISBN: 9780226430577
American Sociological Association Style Guide 7th ed.Call Number: KEN Reference HM569 .A54 2022ISBN: 9780912764580
Writing & research guides
Citation management
Citation management tools are helpful software platforms that allow you to:
- Transfer references from various databases, resources, and webpages into a single platform
- Organize, annotate, and sort your references
- Insert within-text citations and reference lists into documents
- Create standalone bibliographies from your references
Zotero and Mendeley are free options, with both browser- and desktop-based interfaces. EndNote Online is available as a browser-based tool via Kenyon's subscription to Web of Science, and there is also a free tier available to those without Kenyon College affiliation.
