Citing Business sources

Start with this series of three short videos for a "big picture" perspective on citing business resources: 

• Part 1: Why cite?
• Part 2: Predictable patterns
• Part 3: Getting help

These sites provide guidance on citing business sources not usually covered in general style manuals, e.g., statistics from sources such as our Passport and Bloomberg databases.

• SFU Library's Citation Guide for Business Sources (APA 6th ed.)
• SFU Library's Citing guide for Statistics Canada, PCensus, EStat, and CHASS data
• University of Michigan Library's Citation Help: check their section on "Other Types of Resources" for guidance on dealing with things like wikis, blogs, YouTube videos, and advertisements
• McGill Library's guide to Management & Business Sources Citation Style Guide using APA Style
• ICPSR's guide to Citing Data

Citing general sources

• SFU Library guides to common citation styles in research: APA (7th ed.) | MLA | Chicago/Turabian
• SFU Library guide to Avoiding Plagiarism: Discusses what plagiarism is and how you can avoid it. Includes a plagiarism tutorial to test yourself on the topic of plagiarism.
• Search the APA Style Blog for answers to commonly asked questions.
• Citation or reference management tools collect your journal article, book, or other document citations together in one place, and help you create properly formatted bibliographies in almost any style — in seconds.  Citation management tools help you keep track of your sources while you work and store your references for future use and reuse

Writing

• Information on writing for university and two-page "quick tip" handouts about common grammar, style, editing, and academic writing questions are provided by SFU's Student Learning Commons.
• The Business Writing Guide: library resources on Business writing from business memos to PhD dissertations.

Further resources

• See the SFU Library's Citations & Style Guides for further information on citation styles and guides to writing.
• Use the Assignment Calculator to help you break down your writing assignments into a series of manageable steps. All you need to get started is the date your assignment is due.