Lydon Library will be closed Monday, May 19th, through Friday, May 23rd due to roof construction. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at ask@uml.libanswers.com.
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, O'Leary Library will be open from 8:00am - 2:00pm on Friday, May 23rd. The Center for Lowell History will be open from 9:30am - 2:00 pm, by appointment only.
Every discipline uses its own citation style, so it's important to know which guidelines to follow before you start writing your paper and citing your sources. Most disciplines have style manuals with supplementary websites that are updated frequently. You can use library research guides, which link you to the websites for each style.
| Department | Citation Style |
| Manning School of Business | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Accounting | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Finance | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Management | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Marketing, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Operations and Information Systems | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Solomont School of Nursing | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Public Health Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Physical Therapy Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Francis College of Engineering | Varies* |
| Chemical Engineering Department | AICHE or APA |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering Department | ASME, ASCE or APA |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering Department | IEEE or APA |
| Mechanical Engineering Department | IEEE (or AIAA, ASME, APA) |
| Plastics Engineering Department | AICHE, ASME or APA |
| College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Varies* |
| Art & Design Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Criminology and Justice Studies | APA (American Psychological Association) |
| Economics Department | Chicago Manual of Style |
| English Department |
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| History Department | Chicago Manual of Style |
| Music Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Philosophy Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Political Science Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Psychology Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Sociology Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| World Languages & Cultures Department | MLA (Modern Language Association) Style |
| Kennedy College of Sciences | *Varies |
| Biological Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Chemistry Department | APA or ACS |
| Computer Science Department | IEEE Style & ACM Style |
| Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Mathematical Sciences Department | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
| Physics Department | AIP Style (American Institute of Physics) |
| College of Education | APA (American Psychological Association) Style |
