Religious Studies

If you're being asked to cite something by an instructor in religious studies, they're likely asking you to use MLA style. Hover over the "Citing Sources" tab to see a detailed page just for MLA style.

See the other boxes on this page for help generating citations in databases and managing citations.

Many databases will generate a citation for you in the style of your choosing. They're not always perfect, but they provide a helpful start. Be on the look out for the feature when you're on a database!

Having an effective strategy to manage your research is essential. You can use a citation management tool to organize citations to sources, collect digital files such as full-text PDFs, and cite sources automatically when writing papers.

The library provides support for Zotero, a free open-source citation manager.  

Why should you use Zotero?

• It's free, so you'll be able to use it forever, even after you leave the university.
• It saves your digital files to your computer and backs them up in the cloud.
• It works seamlessly with Microsoft Word.
• It can also be used with Google Docs, LibreOffice, LaTeX, and other text editors.
• It automates a lot of processes, like attaching PDFs, that require extra steps in RefWorks.