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History/ Histoire (GL/HIST): Citing & Bibliographies

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Choosing a Citation Style

Review your assignment guidelines to see if your professor has outlined the citation style you should use. If you have been asked to choose a style, you may want to consider the field or discipline each was designed for (since they present information in slightly different ways).

That said, all citation styles have the same key objectives:

  • To show the reader which sources were used
  • To give credit to the authors ideas were taken from
  • To provide evidence to support assertions

Research Tip

Citing & Bibliography Help

Preparing a bibliography for the first time can be tricky, especially because there are so many rules to follow.

The Library can help. We have friendly and knowledgeable staff ready to answer any citation questions you may have!