Citing Your Sources for Business Students

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Citing Sources - Selected Web Guides

Chicago Style Manuals

Citation Guide (Harvard Business School)
http://library.hbs.edu/guides/citationguide.pdf
Footnotes and bibliographic citations for a variety of types of business print and online information sources, including charts, videos, e-mail, interviews, classroom discussions and more. Developed by and used at the Harvard Business School.

The Chicago Manual of Style (full text online)
Citation Quick Guide, a Chicago Style Q&A and a Tools section featuring sample forms, letters and style sheets. For full text click here.

The Chicago Manual of Style
Pardee Reference - General Business Section
X Z253 U69 2003
The 15th edition includes significant new details on how to cite electronic sources.

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Pardee Reference - General Business Section
X LB2369 T8 1996
The famous work by Kate Turabian, this latest edition has been altered to conform with the guidelines set in The Chicago Manual of Style.

Sample Chicago Style citations for Pardee Library Resources

Chicago Style Sample Citations: Note- initially no indent and then following lines indented.

Bloomberg (online database)
Stock price graph for United Parcel Service. November 1,
2003 - November 1, 2004, via Bloomberg LP, accessed November 1, 2004.

Book (print):
Robbins, Stephen P. Essentials of Organizational Behavior. Upper Saddle River,
N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2000.

Book (ratio source - print):
Dun & Bradstreet. Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios, One Year. Desk-Top
Edition, SIC #0100-8999. Short Hills, NJ: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 2007.

Census report available online:
Census 2000 Summary File 4: Household and Families: 2000,
publication no. QT-PT 10. American Factfinder.
http://factfinder.census.gov, (accessed October 2004).

Datamonitor Company Profile via Business Source Complete:
"Microsoft Corporation: Company Profile, 24 August 2007."
          Datamonitor Report via Business Source Complete,                                                http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.bu.edu (accessed April 22, 2008).

Datamonitor Industry Report via Business Source Complete:
"Airlines Industry Profile: United States, November 2007."
          Datamonitor Report via Business Source Complete,                                                     http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/ (accessed April 22, 2008).

Mergent Online (Annual Report in BU database)
PepsiCo Inc. March 31, 2003 Annual Report. Purchase: PepsiCo
          Inc., 2000. Mergent Online,
          http://www.mergentonline.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/
          (accessed November 7, 2004).

Mergent Online (SEC/EDGAR filing in BU database):
Pepsico, Inc. October 28, 2003 S-8. Purchase: PepsiCO Inc,
2003. Mergent Online, http://www.mergentonline.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/
(accessed October 21, 2004).

Mintel Reports (online database):
"Car Rental - US." Mintel Reports database 2006,
http://academic.mintel.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/ (accessed May 3, 2007).

MRI+ Mediamark Internet Reporter (online database):
"Fall 2006 Product Apparel/Accessories." MRI+ Mediamark Internet Reporter
database 2006, http://www.mriplus.com/ (accessed May 3, 2007).

Online dictionary entry:
demographic segmentation. Dictionary.com. Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=word, (accessed
October 2004).

S&P Industry Survey (print edition):
Standard & Poor’s. Industry Surveys: Advertising. New York: Standard & Poor’s, August 9, 2007.

SRDS Online:
"Time Magazine Profile." SRDS Media Solutions database 2004,
http://www.srds.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/library/
(accessed November 22, 2004).

Value Line (print edition):
"Sprint Corporation Stock Report." Value Line Investment Surveys
October 2004: 736.

Working Paper available online:
Longstaff, Francis A. "Financial Claustrophobia: Asset Pricing
          in Illiquid Markets," National Bureau of Economic Research
          Working Paper No. 10411, 2004. http://papers.nber.org/
          paper/w10411, (accessed October 2004).

Articles from: ABI, Business Source Complete, Investext, LexisNexis Academic, TableBase... (Journal Article from a BU database) in CMS style:

ABI/Inform
Nitasha, Tiku. "Boomer Benefits as Workers Retire, Small Companies Face a
Talent Crunch." Inc August 2007: p. 44, via ABI/Inform Global,
http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/ (accessed July 30, 2007).

Business Source Complete
Spiech, Steve. "How to Be a Great Financial Analyst." Strategic
Finance, April 2005: p. 41, via Business Source Complete,
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/ (accessed April 4, 2005).

Factiva
Mathers, Robert and Michael Goodman. "Your Top Challenges: Staffing, Pay,
Profitability ." Accounting Today, 23 July 2007: 21 (13), p. 18, via Factiva,
http://global.factiva.com/ (accessed August 11, 2007).

Investext Plus
Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. "Publishing - Recent Trends."
           Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., 27 March 2003, via
           Investext Plus, http://infotrac.galegroup.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/
           (accessed July 30, 2007).

LexisNexis Academic
Bellmann, M. "Freeing Managers to Innovate." Harvard Business
Review, June 2001: 76 (6), p. 32-33, via LexisNexis Academic,
http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/ (accessed June 21, 1999).

TableBase
Fugazy, D. (2001, February 5). "E*Trade Leaves Nasdaq for the Big Board." Web
           Finance, 5 February 2001: 5 (3), p. 8-9. via TableBase,
           http://search.rdsinc.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/ (accessed June 2, 2001).

American Psychological Association (APA) Style Manuals

APAStyle.org - Electronic References
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
See helpful FAQ's on this site along with the Style Tips section.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Pardee Reference - General Business Section
X BF76.7 P83 2001
The official style manual for the APA.

The world's easiest guide to using the APA
Pardee Reference - General Business Section
X BF76.7 P833 A46 1998
An authoritative and easy-to-use reference work by Carol Amato.

Sample APA Style citations for Pardee Library Resources

APA Sample Citations: Note- initially no indent and then following lines indented.

Bloomberg:
Bloomberg L.P. (2004) Stock price graph for United Parcel Service
11/1/03 to 11/1/04. Retrieved November 2, 2004 from
Bloomberg terminal.

Book:
Zollo, Peter (1999). Wise up to teens : Insights into marketing and
advertising to teenagers. Ithaca, N.Y. : New Strategist Publications.

Census report available online:
United States Census Bureau. (2000). Census 2000 Summary File 4:
Households and Families: 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2004
from United States Census Web site: http://factfinder.census.gov

Datamonitor Company Profile via Business Source Complete
Datamonitor. (2008, 24 August). Microsoft Corporation: Company Profile.
Retrieved May 1, 2008 from Business Source Complete, EBSCO.

Datamonitor Industry Reports via Business Source Complete
Datamonitor (2008). Organic Food Industry Profile: United States.
Retrieved April 14, 2008 from Business Source Complete, EBSCO.

Hoover's Company Records via Lexis Nexis:
Hoover's Inc. (2008, April 15). Starbucks Corporation. Hoover's Company
Records - In - Depth Records. Retrieved April 21,
2008 from Lexis Nexis Academic database.

Mergent Online (Annual Report in BU database)
PepsiCo. Inc. (2000) 2000 Annual Report. Retrieved November
22, 2004 from Mergent Online database.

Mergent Online (SEC/EDGAR filing in BU database)
PepsiCo, Inc. (2003, October 28). Form S-8. Retrieved October 21,
2004 from Mergent Online database.

Mintel Reports:
Mintel. (2006). Car Rental - US - May 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2007 from Mintel
Reports database.

MRI+ Mediamark Internet Reporter:
MRI+ Mediamark Internet Reporter, Mediamark Research, Inc. (Fall 2006) Product
Apparel/Accessories. Retrieved May 3, 2007 from MRI+ Internet Reporter
database.

Online dictionary entry:
A Dictionary of Business. (2002). Oxford University Press. Retrieved
October 21, 2004 from Oxford Reference Online database.

S&P Industry Survey:
Standard & Poor's. (2007, November 29). Industry Surveys: Apparel
& Footwear. New York: Standard & Poor's.

SRDS online:
Time magazine profile. (2004). Consumer Magazine Advertising
Source. Retrieved November 22, 2004 from SRDS Media
Solutions database.

Value Line:
Value Line. (2004, October 1). Sprint Corporation stock report. Value
Line Investment Surveys 60(5): 737.

Working Paper available online:
Longstaff, F.A. (2003). Financial Claustrophobia: Asset
           Pricing in Illiquid Markets (Working Paper No. 10411).
           Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.
           Retrieved October 21, 2004 from http://papers.nber.org/
           papers/w10411

Articles from: ABI, Business Source Complete, InvesText, TableBase... (Journal article from a BU database) APA style.

ABI/Inform Global
Nitasha, T. (2007, August). Boomer Benefits as Workers Retire, Small Companies
Face a Talent Crunch." Inc, 29 (8), 44-47. Retrieved July 30, 2007, from ABI
Inform Global database.

Business Source Complete
Ritter, R. C. (2004). When Offshore Manufacturing Doesn't
Make Sense. McKinsey Quarterly, 4, 124. Retrieved March
14, 2005, from Business Source Complete database.

Factiva
Mathers, R., & Goodman, M. (2007, July 23). Your Top Challenges: Staffing, Pay,
Profitability. Accounting Today , 21 (13), 18. Retrieved August 11, 2007,
from Factiva database.

InvestText Plus
Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. (2003, March 27). Publishing - Recent Trends.
Retrieved July 30, 2007, from InvestText Plus, InfoTrac.

LexisNexis Academic
Bellmann, M. (2001, June). Freeing Managers to Innovate. Harvard Business
           Review, 76(6), 32-33. Retrieved June 21, 1999, from LexisNexis Academic
           database.

TableBase
Fugazy, D. (2001, February 5). E*Trade Leaves Nasdaq for the Big Board. Web
           Finance, 5(3), 8-9. Retrieved June 2, 2001, from RDS TableBase.

Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Manuals

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
X LB2369 G53 1995
The guidelines for MLA documentation style are found in this work. MLA style is widely used by universities, academic presses, and in the humanities subject areas.

Modern Language Association -FAQ's
http://www.mla.org/publications/style_faq

Pardee Reference - General Business Section
The FAQ's answer recurring questions about the use of this style.

Sample MLA Style citations for Pardee Library Resources

MLA Sample Citations: Note- initially no indent and then following lines indented.

Bloomberg:
Bloomberg L.P. "Stock price graph for United Parcel Service
11/1/03 to 11/1/04." Bloomberg terminal, 2 Nov. 2004.

Book:
Eggins, Suzanne, and Diane Slade. Analysing Casual Conversation.
London: Cassell, 1997.

Census report available online:
United States Census Bureau. "Census 2000 Summary File 4:
           Household and Families: 2000." Publication No. QT-PT10.
           American Factfinder. 20 Oct. 2004.
           <http://factfinder.census.gov>

Company Dossier via LexisNexis:
Lexis/Nexis Academic. Apple INC : Lexis/Nexis Company Dossier. 2007.
Frederick S. Pardee Management Library, Boston, MA, 14 Dec. 07
<http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.bu.edu>.

Datamonitor Industry Reports via Business Source Complete
Datamonitor. "Organic Food Industry Profile: United States"
            Jan. 2008, via Business Source Complete, EBSCO.
            Frederick S. Pardee Library, Boston University, Boston, MA. 14 April 2008.
          <http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/>.

Hoover's Company Records via Lexis Nexis:
Hoover's Inc. "Starbucks Corporation" Hoover's Company Records -
         In - Depth Records, April 15, 2008, via LexisNexis Academic, LexisNexis.
          Frederick S. Pardee Management Library, Boston, MA. April 21,
          2008. <http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.bu.edu>

Mergent Online (Annual Report in BU database)
PepsiCo Inc. 2000 Annual Report. Purchase, NY: PepsiCo Inc.,
2000. Online database. Mergent Online. 22 Nov. 2004.

Mergent Online (SEC/EDGAR filing in BU database)
PepsiCo, Inc. "Form S-8." Edgar Search. Online database. Mergent
Online. 21 Oct. 2004.

Mintel
Mintel. "Car Rental -- U.S." May 2006. Mintel Reports. Frederick S. Pardee
Management Library, Boston, MA. 3 May 2007.
<http://academic.mintel.com>.

MRI+ Mediamark Internet Reporter:
Mediamark Research, Inc.   "Apparel/Accessories: Athletic Shoes- Amount Spent in            Total Aerobic/Fitness Shoes Under $50 (Fall 2006 Product Report, Base:
           Total Adults)." MRI+ Mediamark Internet Reporter. Frederick S. Pardee
           Management Library, Boston, MA. 30 July 2007.
           <http://www.mriplus.com>

Online dictionary entry:
"demographic segmentation" A Dictionary of Business. Oxford
           University Press, 2002. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford
           University Press. Boston University. 14 Dec. 2004.
           <http://www.oxfordreference.com/>

S&P Industry Survey:
Mathis, Ray. "Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco." Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. 21 June 2007. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.

SRDS online:
Time magazine profile. Consumer Magazine Advertising Source.
Online database. SRDS. 22 Nov. 2004.

Value Line:
Value Line. "Sprint Corporation stock report." Value Line Investment
Surveys 60:5 (1 Oct. 2004): 737.

Website:
Moulthrop, Stuart. "Traveling in the Breakdown Lane: A
Principle of Resistance for Hypertext." 9 July 1999. 11 July 2000
<http://www.ubalt.edu/ygcla/sam/essays/breakdown.html>.

Working Paper available online:
Longstaff, Francis A. "Financial Claustrophobia: Asset Pricing in
           Illiquid Markets (Working Paper No. 10411)." National Bureau
           of Economic Research. Apr. 2004. 21 Oct. 2004.
           <http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10411>

Articles from: ABI, Business Source Complete, Investext, LexisNexis Academic, TableBase... (Journal Article from a BU database) in MLA style.

ABI/Inform Global
Nitasha, T. (2007, August). "Boomer Benefits as Workers Retire, Small
           Companies Face a Talent Crunch." Inc, 29.8 (August 2007): p. 44-47. via
           ABI/Inform Global , ProQuest. Frederick S. Pardee Management Library,
           Boston University, Boston Ma. 30 July 2007.
          < http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/>

Business Source Complete
Spiech, Steve. "How to Be a Great Financial Analyst." Strategic Finance 86.10
           (April 2005): p. 41, via Business Source Complete, EBSCO. Frederick S.
           Pardee Management Library, Boston University, Boston, MA. 14 April 2008.
           <http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/>.

Factiva
Mathers, Robert and Michael Goodman. "Your Top Challenges: Staffing, Pay,
           Profitability." Accounting Today, 21.13 (23 July, 2007): p. 18, via Factiva,
           Dow Jones & Reuters. Frederick S. Pardee Management Library, Boston
           University, Boston, MA. 11 August 2007. <http://global.factiva.com/>.

Investext Plus
Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. "Publishing - Recent Trends."
           (2003, March 27), via InvestText Plus, InfoTrac.
           Frederick S. Pardee Management Library, Boston University, Boston, MA.
           30 July 2007. <http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/>.

LexisNexis Academic
Hindo, Brian. "At 3M, A Struggle Between Efficiency and Creativity; How CEO
           George Buckley is managing the Ying and Yang of Discipline and
           Imagination." Business Week, June 11, 2007: p. 8, (Inside Innovation--In
           Depth, 4038), via LexisNexis Academic. Frederick S. Pardee Management
           Library, Boston University, Boston, MA. 30 July 2007. <http://web.lexis-
           nexis.com/universe>.

TableBase
Fugazy, Danielle. "E*Trade Leaves Nasdaq for the Big Board." Web Finance, 5
           Feb. 2001: 8-9. Business & Management Practices, via TableBase.
           Frederick S. Pardee Management Library, Boston, MA. 30 July 2007.
           < http://search.rdsinc.com/>.

Citing Sources - Selected Web Guides

Copyright and Citation
http://www.bu.edu/library/guides/copyright.html
This Boston University research guide offers links to information about citing sources.

Citing Sources Within Your Paper
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/within.htm
Duke University is responsible for this well-organized site about citing in the body of your text.

Citing Your Sources for Business Students

Chicago Style Manuals Sample citations for Pardee Library Resources Citation Guide (Harvard Business School)

APA Style Manuals Sample citations for Pardee Library Resources

MLA Style Manuals Sample citations for Pardee Library Resources

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