Citation Guides: How to Cite Sources

• General
• Plagiarism
• Citation Builders
• APA Style (American Psychological Association)
• MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
• Chicago Manual of Style & Turabian
• ASA Style (American Sociological Association)
• CBE Style (Council of Biology Editors)
• Other
• Annotated Bibliographies

General

• Citing Sources: Guide to Library Research - APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabian, and CSE styles
• Citing Sources (Tutorial) - From Searchpath
• Columbia Guide to Online Style (also found in the library) [PN171.F56 W35 1998]
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant, created by English professor Chuck Guilford.
• Documentation Styles - APSA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, CBE, MLA
• Interpreting Citations (Tutorial)
• Online! Citation Styles - MLA, APA, Chicago Style, CBE Style (Bedford / St. Martin's)
• Research & Documentation Online - Diane Hacker
• Research and Documenting Sources - Purdue University Online Writing Lab
• Writing Guides - Colorado State University

Plagiarism

• Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
• Citing Your Sources - Online tutorial by Eastern Washington University Library
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Electronic Plagiarism Seminar
• Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement

Citation Builders

• BibBuilder 1.3 - MLA-Style Bibliography Builder
• Citation Machine - Will generate standard MLA & APA citations
• OSLIS Elementary Citation Maker - MLA

APA Style

• APA Formatting and Style Guide
• APA Reference List
• APA Research Style Crib Sheet
• APA Style - Electronic Resources - American Psychological Association. Provides examples.
• Using the APA Style System - Colorado State University
• Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources - Bedford/St. Martins

Available in the library:
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [REF BF76.7 .P83 2001] - 5th Edition.

MLA Style (Modern Language Association)

• MLA Documentation - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Diana Hacker: MLA Style
• Modern Language Association - See What Is MLA Style? and How do I document sources from the Web in my works-cited list?
• MLA Style Citations - University of California Berkeley Library
• Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources - Bedford / St. Martin's

Available in the Library:
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers [REF LB2369 .G53 2003] - 6th Edition.

Chicago Manual of Style & Turabian

• Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
• Chicago Manual of Style
• Chicago/Turabian Documentation - University of Wisconsin Madison Writer Center Writer's Handbook
• Citing Electronic Information in History Papers
• Diana Hacker: Chicago Style
• Turabian Style - Sample Footnotes and Bibliographic Entries (6th edition)

Available in the library:
• Chicago Manual of Style [REF Z253 .U69 2003] - 15th Edition.
• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian. [REF LB2369 .T8 1996] - 6th Edition.

ASA Style (American Sociological Association)

• ASA Format
• ASA (American Sociological Association) Style Guide - Bucknell University
• Formatting in Sociology

Available in the Library:
• The Sociology Student Writer's Manual [REF HM585 .S638 2002] - 3rd Edition.

Council of Science Editors Style (CSE)

• Council of Science Editors (CSE) Scientific Style and Format
• CBE Citation Guide - Ohio State University
• CBE Documentation - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Using CBE Style to cite and Document Sources (Council of Biology Editors)

Available in the Library:
• Scientific style and format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [REF T11 .S386 2006] - 7th Edition.
• Scientific style and format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [REF T11 .S386 1994] - 6th Edition.

Other

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Reference Style Guidelines
• American Political Science Association Style Manual - Lamar University Political Science Department
• Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications - University of Memphis University Libraries
• Citing Records in the National Archives
• Citing the Records of Congress
• National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. Supplement: Internet Formats
• Vancouver Style - Uniform Requirements Style for Biomedical Journals
• Basic Introduction to Legal Citations from the Cornell Law School.

Annotated Bibliographies

• Annotated Bibliographies - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). With examples
• Annotated Bibliographies - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography - Cornell University Library
• Preparing an Preparing an Annotated Bibliography - Staley Library, Millikin University

Last update: Monday, February 11, 2008