Citation Tools
Many resources like HOLLIS and article databases will offer you citation information for individual articles and books. Remember to check these citations for accuracy before including them in your work. :
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Zotero: Getting StartedHarvard Library's guide to this free, easy-to-use tool that will help you collect, organize, and cite your sources regardless of the style you choose. Since Zotero is free, anyone with an internet connection can download the program and collaborate with you.
Style Guides
Consult an official guide for the style you are using to write your paper. There is no HKS school-wide policy that mandates a certain citation style for student papers, so if you are unsure, we recommend checking with the individual faculty member who assigned your paper to determine if s/he has a required or preferred citation style.
The Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style is a popular citation style for the social sciences.
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Chicago Manual of Style Online (Harvard login)This includes the fully searchable online versions of the 15th and 16th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style as well as Q & A section, online tools, and a Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide.
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Purdue's OWL Chicago Manual of Style GuideThis site provides information on the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) method of document formatting and citation. It also provides sample papers using both the CMS Notes and Bibliography style and the CMS author-date style.
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
The American Psychological Association style, referred to as APA, is also used in the social sciences.
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The American Psychological Association (APA) StyleThis site provides information on the APA method of document formatting and citation. It also provides a sample paper using the APA style .
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (physical copy)
by Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2010
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Citation Fox, APAThis site provides guidance on how to cite a variety of resources based on the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
AP Stylebook
The Communications Program at HKS recommends AP Style for non-academic writing such as blog postings, op-eds and news stories.
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The Associated Press Stylebook 2015
by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780465062942Publication Date: 2015The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for journalists and writers. This edition contains more than 3,000 A to Z entries-including more than 200 new ones-detailing the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word and numeral usage. -
The Associated Press Stylebook 2018 (Print Only)
by Call Number: HKS Library, Ref PN4783. A83 2018ISBN: 9781541672383Publication Date: 2018Includes about 200 new or revised entries, with chapters covering business, fashion, food, religion and sports terms, as well as media law, news values, punctuation, social media use and a new polls and surveys chapter.
