AccessScience in the Research Cycle

What is a citation?

A citation is your way of telling readers how to find the information, data, opinions and quotes upon which you based your paper.

Why do you need to cite?

A citation provides credit to the authors who created the information you are using to support your own conclusions.  By citing the work of other authors, you are participating in the scholarly conversation of research by building on previous work to provide new insights and analysis.

What does a citation include?

• The authors' names
• Title of the work
• Date of publication
• Information about the publisher
• Volume and issue numbers for articles
• Online access information

Library sources to help with citations

• AccessScience

Use the cite button on any content page to generate a citation for that specific item in several different styles.  Copy the citation in the style you need, or download the RIS file to use in a citation management tool like Mendeley or Zotero. 

The citation modal in AccessScience provides easy access to accurate citations for articles, briefings, news stories, and other content types.  Just click the cite button located on the top right of the content page to generate a citation for that content.  Copy and paste the citation in the appropriate style, or export the citation as an RIS file to use in a citation management tool. 

Citation styles include:

• MLA (8th ed.)
• APA (6th ed.)
• Chicago (17th ed.)
• CSE (8th ed.)