University Style Manuals

The College of Theology & Ministry's opens new windowResearch & Writing Manual is available online. Especially helpful is the section that provides footnote and bibliographic citation examples (beginning on p. 83).

APA

Chicago/Turabian

SBL

To add a citation of an item in a database to the bibliography of your research project, click the "cite" link or icon provided (e.g., quotation marks icon), select the desired citation style, and copy and paste the citation into the document. Please note: all machine-generated citations must be carefully proofread and corrected to conform to style manual guidelines.

EBSCO Citation Tool:
In the image below, the arrow points to the citation icon for an article in an EBSCO.

1. Click the citation icon.
   
2. Choose your preferred citation style from the drop-down menu.
3. Click Copy to clipboard, then paste the citation into your document. Review and edit the citation as needed to match the requirements of your course and professor.
   

ProQuest Dissertations & Thesis Global - My Research Account:
In the upper, right-hand corner of the ProQuest dissertation database, click the icon of a person and "Sign into My Research." First-time users may create an account. Thereafter, sign in as an existing user.

Tip on How to Organize Downloaded Files
To organize downloaded journal and book chapter PDFs, give it a file name that includes the author's last name and the first few words of the article or chapter title, then save to one of a set of folders in the cloud and/or on your hard drive that is arranged by the section of the research paper or assignment to which it relates.