Keeping track of your sources while researching will make citing and compiling a bibliography much easier later. Here, you will find:
Style guides are used by scholars to properly format their essays and citations. As an academic discipline, historians typically use the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) to format their citations and bibliographies. These are some resources to help you properly format your paper and your citations.
The Little Seagull HandbookThe online edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS or CMOS) provides access to the two most recent editions, and provides guidance on style, usage, grammar, and citations.
Using a citation generator like Zotero or EasyBib? Be sure to check the output before turning in your paper. These tools can be helpful but also can make errors!
Zotero is a citation management program you can use to organize and track all the resources you find during research. This research guide by Preus librarian Germano Streese is an excellent introduction to using Zotero as part of your research process.
