BWRIT 135 - Lee: Using & Citing Sources

general information about choosing your citation style

• APA Citation Style is typically used in Social Sciences, Nursing & Business
  • You can now cite generative AI in APA Style.
• Chicago Citation Style is usually used in Humanities, History, Literature, Social Sciences
• CSE Citation Style style is used almost exclusively in the Sciences & Biological Sciences
• MLA Citation Style citation style is typically used to cite works in Literature & Humanities
  • You can now cite generative AI in MLA Style.

Guidebooks and complete style manuals are located on the first floor of the UW Bothell & Cascadia College Campus Library in the "Research and Writing Materials" section.

information about citing images and data, citation tools, and writing resources

• Learn more about citing photographs, graphics, and art images on our Cite Images page
• Get tips for citing data and data sets on our Cite Data page
• Citation Tools: Get help organizing your citations with citation management software and citation generators
• Writing and Grammar Resources: Get further help with writing styles and grammar using online and print resources

Please refer to the thoughts on academic integrity from the UWB Student Conduct Code for more information on our community's academic code of conduct and the consequences of plagiarism.

For information on avoiding plagiarism (by properly citing), please see

• UW Health Sciences Library Writer's Guide
• Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning: Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
• UCLA Library: Oops! I Plagiarized?