Research Guides: Anthropology Research: Citing Sources

Citing Sources

This page contains information about properly citing sources in academic papers. Listed are the most popular citation styles used in Anthropology. Always check with your professor for their preferred citation style. Also included in this page are resources and tips for avoiding plagiarism. For more help or information about successfully integrating sources into your paper, contact a librarian or the UCCS Writing Center.

American Anthropological Association (AAA) Citation Style

From the American Anthropological Association (September 9, 2015)

After much consideration of publishing standards and member input, AAA has decided to cease production of the AAA Style Guide. AAA style now adheres fully to the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (Author-Date).

Chicago Manual of Style
(Chicago 16th edition)
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2010 | Location: Online, Reference, Reserves and Main Collection
Chicago Manual of Style Guide from the Purdue OWL
A quick guide to Chicago style

APA Style Guide

APA style is the offical citaiton format for the The American Psychological Association but is used by most of the social sciences. Use the following sources to properly format your citations in APA style.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Available at this call number in Reference, Main Collection, and Reserves. Chapter 9 has citation information.

APA Style Guide from Purdue OWL
A quick guide to APA citation style

Help From the Writing Center

Multiliteracy Center

The Multiliteracy Center can help with formatting papers and citing sources in APA, MLA, and Chicago style rules. Check their website for consultation scheduling and other services.

RefWorks

UCCS students and faculty have access to RefWorks. You can set up an account with your UCCS email address.

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RefWorks lets you collect your research sources in one place to format bibliographies or works cited pages.

The guide linked below describes how to use RefWorks in more detail: