Library Class and Subject Guides: Nursing: Citing Sources

APA Publication Manuals

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition
Call Number: BF76.7 P.83 2020
Copies are located in the Reference and Ready Reference Collections, as well as at the Circulation Desk.
Concise Guide to APA Style 7th Edition: the Official APA Style Guide for Students.
Call Number: BF76.7 .C66 2020
Copies are located in the Reference and General Collections
Inclusive Language Guide, 2nd Edition
Ebook on bias-free writing

APA Links

The following websites provide information for the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition writing style.

APA References | American Psychological Association
APA In-Text Citations | American Psychological Association
APA Paper Format | American Psychological Association
QuickCite
Use the dropdown menus to generate example citations for your resources.

Managing Citations with Mendeley or Zotero

Citation managers are applications that collect, manage, and cite research sources.

MSU Mankato's librarians recommend Mendeley or Zotero. Both citation managers are endorsed by Memorial Library as effective, low-cost (or free) tools that offer a variety of benefits to their users.

Mendeley or Zotero can help you:

Create bibliographies and in text citations for assignments and research projects. Available writing styles include APA, MLA, Chicago, and many more.
Organize citations to create a personalized literature database.
Export citations for library databases and freely available websites.
Save and annotate PDFs.

Citation Management Platform Setup Information
Base OpenURL information for Minnesota State University, Mankato, which may be required to set up your citation management platform.
Mendeley Citation Management Application by UO Libraries
Mendeley is a free desktop and cloud application that helps you manage your research.
Zotero Citation Management Application by GSU Libraries
Zotero is free desktop application that helps you save, manage, and cite research sources.

Plagiarism Defined

Plagiarism Exercise

Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial
Using text and interactive questions, learn to define and identify plagiarism. You can download or print a certificate of completion at the end.

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