Librarians offer in-depth research help.
During library open hours, ask at the main desk for help finding what you need. The desk is usually staffed by student workers - if you have in-depth research questions, just let them know that you want to meet with a librarian.
Click on the Ask a Question tab on the right side of a library web page. It will bring you either to live chat, or to a place where you can leave a message.
830-372-8100 (main desk)
Library directory (list of individual library staff and faculty)
Blumberg Memorial Library has links to many citation resources including style guides, bibliographic citation managers and citation generators here.
These three bibliographic citation managers are considered robust enough for dissertations:
Here is a Comparison of Citation Managers: Chart from John Hopkins University of Medicine.
A citation is a way of giving credit to individuals for their creative and intellectual works that you utilized to support your research. It can also be used to locate particular sources and avoid plagiarism. Typically, a citation can include the author's name, date, location of the publishing company, journal title, or DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
A citation style dictates the information necessary for a citation and how the information is ordered, as well as punctuation and other formatting. A commonly-used style guide in the sciences is the American Psychological Association (APA) style. The American Institute of Physics has created the AIP Style Manual.
Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves two purposes: (1) it gives proper credit to the authors of the materials you used, and (2) it allows those who are reading your work to locate the sources that you have listed as references.
Representing the work of others as your own is plagiarism. See Texas Lutheran University's discussion of "Academic Honesty & Plagiarism" (Student Handbook, p. 6).
Use a standard bibliographic citation style approved by your professor.
Visit these pages for citation resources:
Please see this LibGuide for further information and tips.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by 
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by 
