Astronomy: Writing & Citing

The Oberlin College Writing Center offers a dynamic space for students to think critically, be creative, and collaborate with their peers. OCWC is located in the Academic Commons on the main level of Mudd Center. 

ProQuest RefWorks is a citation management tool that helps researchers gather, manage, store and share information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies in a wide variety of styles.  Extensive tutorials are available.  The Write-N-Cite (more recent version: RCM for Reference Citation Manager) plugin allows you to cite sources while creating a paper in either Word or Google Docs, automatically building your cited references list as you write.  Look for the Tools menu in your RefWorks account for installation instructions for RCM and the Save to RefWorks tool that integrates with your internet browser.

Unlike some disciplines, there is no standard citation style for astronomy.  We recommend ProQuest Refworks as a complete citation management program (see box above).

Some quick citation builders include:

• ZoteroBib
  Build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software.
• BibMe
• Son of Citation Machine