Citation Help

Online Resources

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (aka the OWL) - explains how to quote and paraphrase and also provides examples of how to format citations in the most popular styles
• Writer's Handbook - (University of Wisconsin - Madison) offers good advice for writing papers and clear examples of how to cite references in APA, Chicago, MLA and Council of Science Editors styles
• Chicago Manual of Style - the full manual online
• Turabian Quick Guide
• ACS Style Guide - complete guide at American Chemical Society

ProQuest RefWorks

ProQuest RefWorks is a citation management tool that helps researchers gather, manage, store and share information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies in a wide variety of styles.

• Search - OBIS, OhioLink, PubMed & Scopus
• Share - Folders via URL
• Store - PDFs online and take notes
• Read - Search your references fulltext and save searches
• Write - Create a simple reference list and use Write-N-Cite to format paper in MS Word

The library’s subscription to ProQuest RefWorks allows students to maintain their accounts after graduation.

Need help?

Having issues with RefWorks? Send a message to: reference@oberlin.edu

Check out our video tutorial!

Ask a librarian! or use the RefWorks help pages and videos.

Note: The original RefWorks will be available until 2017. For additional information see our transition guide.