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Physics and Astronomy

This is a subject guide for research in physics.

Citation Organization and Bibliography Creation

RefWorks is a tool for organizing and sharing your research materials and citing them in a wide range of citation styles.

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Zotero is an easy to use application for organizing your research materials, sharing them with collaborators, and citing them in a wide range of citation styles. It's free. Works best with Firefox.

Refworks: Annotate pdfs, cloud based.

Zotero: cloud and web based

Both: organize sources, sharing folders, importing citations from databases, capturing citations from websites, create citations. 

 

Sample Citation: APA

James, M. (2015). A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel. New York: Riverhead Books.

Sample Citation: Chicago

Sample Citation for Works Referenced List: Chicago Author/Date

James, Marlon. 2015. A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel. New York: Riverhead Books.

Sample Citation for Bibliography: Chicago Notes/Bibliography

James, Marlon. A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel. New York: Riverhead Books. 2015.

Sample Citation: MLA

James, Marlon. A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel. 1st edition. New York: Riverhead Books, 2015. Print.