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PAID 112 Section 16 - Peterson (Spring 2025)

Luther College History

Getting Started with Citation

Citing sources is how we give credit to scholars whose work we use and show readers where we found our information. 

In this course, you will use the Chicago Manual of Style formats for citing your sources. You can use the resources below to help you cite your sources appropriately. 

Questions? You can consult your Paideia Reader or ask your librarian!

Writing Guides and the Chicago Manual of Style

Style guides are used by scholars to properly format their essays, citations, and bibliographies. For this class, you are being asked to use the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) to format your research paper. These are some sources to help you get familiar with CMS and how to use it for your research paper.

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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!

What is Zotero?

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. 

Getting Started with Zotero

Download Zotero and associated plug-ins using these links:

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