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Zotero Bib
Want an auto-generated citation to check against ASA? Use Zotero Bib! All you have to do is copy & paste a book's ISBN, a source title, website URL, article DOI, or PMID and select your citation style. Your citations may be saved across multiple sessions as long as you use the same computer.

Research Organization

Research Organization Spreadsheet
Use and edit this spreadsheet to keep all research notes and citations in one place.

Zotero

Effectively organizing your research promotes clearer thinking and writing. A critical research organization tool is a citation manager (CM), which is software that stores, arranges, and creates auto-generated citations of your sources. Zotero is a free CM and this version has a 300 MB capacity that you can download onto your computer. You can work on multiple research projects simultaneously, upload images or PDF files, and export citations into Microsoft Word or Google Docs. It's easy to use and will help you manage research-based assignments and organize your course readings for easy access.

Download Zotero
Download the free version of the Zotero to build a research library with the ability to seamlessly add citations from your library to Word or Google Docs. Don't forget to install the browser connector to easily add websites into your Zotero library!
Zotero Documentation
This link directs you to Zotero's documentation that covers everything from downloading to troubleshooting various workflows. Most documentation includes clear visuals along with text. Use the Forum tab for system specific work arounds (i.e. Mac versus PC) from other Zotero users.
Zotero Bib
If you don't want to download Zotero but still want auto-generated citations, use Zotero Bib. All you have to do is copy & paste a ISBNs, source title, DOI, or PMID and select your citation style. Your citations may be saved across multiple sessions as long as you use the same computer.

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Style Guide for ASA Citation

American Sociological Association Style Guide by American Sociological Association
Call Number: REF: HM569 .A54 2022
ISBN: 9780912764559
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
The ASA Style Guide, 7th edition, is the authoritative reference for writing, submitting, editing, and copyediting manuscripts for ASA journals and other publications following ASAs unique format. The ASA Style Guide is intended primarily as a reference for authors who are submitting articles to ASA journals.

Additional ASA Citation Resources

ASA Style from the OWL
This guide from the Online Writing Center (OWL) at Purdue University has examples of in-text, full citations, paper formatting, and writing in ASA style.