The tutorial includes five main sections:

• Why We Cite explains the role of citation in scholarly work, provides guidelines for deciding when you need to cite, and gives a definition of plagiarism
• APA explains when and how to cite information using APA style
• MLA explains when and how to cite information using MLA style
• Chicago explains when and how to cite information using Chicago (Turabian) style
• CSE explains when and how to cite information using CSE/CBE style

Each section contains a number of sub-sections. While the sections are arranged in a logical progression, each section can stand on its own, so it is not necessary to follow them in sequence.