Ways to Create, Save, and Manage Citations and Downloaded Full-Text
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.
To add a citation of an item in a database to the bibliography of your research project, click the "cite" link or icon provided, 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.
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.
The ORU J.D. McKean Library recommends Zotero as a personal citation management tool.
Citation Guides
The library provides information on citation styles for you and your students.
You may want to bookmark the guide for the style used in your discipline and you are encouraged to share these links with your students.
- opens new windowCiting Sources
- opens new windowAPA (American Psychological Association)
- opens new windowMLA (Modern Language Association)
- opens new windowORU COTM Style Guidance
- opens new windowChicago/Turabian
- opens new windowACS (American Chemical Society)
- opens new windowCSE/CBE (Council of Science Editors)
- opens new windowIEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Zotero - free citation manager
opens new windowZotero is a free reference management system that can help you collect, manage, cite, and share your research. Zotero allows you to attach PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies.
Check out this opens new windowguide for using Zotero.
opens new windowThe Zotero documentation web page has links to help with installation and use, including FAQ and tips and tricks to get the most out of Zotero.