The purpose of this page is to assist you in formatting citations and creating your bibliography. There are many different formats to use when citing a source in a paper.
If you have any questions, problems, or comments about citations or the tools recommended in this guide, please ask a librarian.
The Geological Society of America Style Guide is often used by Enviromental Sciences students to format their manuscripts, citations and reference lists. You should check with your professor to make sure this is the format you are supposed to use. The following guide is a quick reference guide to the GSA format. If you need additional help, please contact a librarian.
Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work—in the web browser itself.