Check out OWL Purdue Writing Center or the Excelsior Online Writing Lab as a first step if you have general questions about formatting or a specific citation issue.
The UNM Library catalog citation generator can create citations for individual items:
- To do this, start at library.unm.edu
- Find your item in the catalog or database
- Click on the item's title to see more details
- Click
on the right sidebar - Note: Double-check these system-generated citations for possible mistakes!
Consider using citation or reference management software
- This Endnote research guide can help you learn to cite while you write
- This Zotero research guide can get you started with saving your sources in one place
- Check out a comparison of several reference managers -- Zotero vs. EndNote vs. Mendeley!
Here is how you can access information on specific citation styles
- Chicago Manual of Style -latest edition online:
- Start at library.unm.edu
- Click on databases and then choose the C tile
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Scroll down list and click on Chicago Manual of Style Online
- Note: You may need to log in with your NetID and password
- Print copies of older editions can be checked out
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- MLA Handbook
Consult the Data Citation Standards and Practices research guide for general guidelines for citing data sets
