Citation Style Guides
Please be aware that the most authoritative information will come from the manual of style written for each style. Consult the manual or your instructor for cases not discussed in the library's handouts.
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MLA: Modern Language Association
| MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing |
Reference
PN147 .G444 1998 |
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On the Web:
Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style
http://www.mla.org/publications/style_faq
From the MLA website, includes questions about punctuation and Web sources.
University of Toronto English Library MLA Style Bibliography Builder
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/language/bib.html
Fill out a form at this site and receive a correctly formatted citation
to cut and paste into your research paper. Note that only citations for
the most commonly used types of sources are found here.
Bibliographies: MLA Format
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/mla/mla.htm
From the Writers' Workshop at the University of Illinois, this site provide
a quick reference source for how to cite works in research papers.
OWL Online Writing Lab: MLA
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
From Purdue, citing help for MLA style. Includes formatting and citing
information.
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APA: American Psychological Association
| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed (2001) |
Reference BF76.7 .P83 2001 |
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| APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 2007 |
Available in PDF
(login required
from off-campus) |
On the Web:
APAStyle.org Electronic References
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html -- summary and examples
Get help on citing Web sources and other electronic sources.
Bibliography Style Handbook (APA)
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/apa/apa.htm
From the Writers' Workshop at the University of Illinois, this site provide
a quick reference source for how to cite works in research papers.
OWL Online Writing Lab: APA
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
From Purdue, a guide to using the APA style. Includes formatting help
and specific citing examples. See also the OWL APA
Style Workshop.
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CBE: Council of Biology Editors
| Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers |
Reference Desk T11 .S386 1994 |
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On the Web:
Citing Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine
Guide from the National Library of Medicine. In PDF format.
The Council of Science Editors
http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/publications/ssf_7th.cfm
Information on the latest updates and Internet citing.
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Chicago: Chicago Manual of Style
| Chicago Manual of Style |
Reference Desk Z253 .U69 2003 |
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On the Web:
The Chicago Manual of Style Q&A
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/cmosfaq.html
Look at the section called CMS for questions about the intricacies of
the Chicago Manual of Style.
The Writing Center- UW Madison
Chicago/Turabian Documentation
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html
Helpful information for citing in either style. If using footnotes or
endnotes see: Get
a Quick Orientation to Notes.
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Turabian
| A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations |
Reference Desk LB2369 .T8 1996 |
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On the Web:
Turabian--Samples for a Bibliography
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/course/turabian.html
From Ithaca College Library. Includes forms for dissertations and government
documents.
The Writing Center- UW Madison
Chicago/Turabian Documentation
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html
Helpful information for citing in either style. If using footnotes or
endnotes see: Get
a Quick Orientation to Notes.
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AMA: American Medical Association
| American Medical Association Manual of Style |
Reference Desk R119 .A533 1998 |
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On the Web:
HealthLinks: AMA Style Guide
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html
From the University of Washington. Give samples of citations.
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ASA: American Sociological Association
ASA Format
http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html
From the California State University, Los Angeles
ASA Quick Style Guide
http://asanet.org/page.ww?section=Sociology+Depts&name=Quick+Style+Guide
From the American Sociological Association
Citation Builders
Want more help with formatting your citation lists? Citation builders help you organize the parts of the citation. Be sure to double check all of the citation created by these tools!
St. Kate's Library Paid Subscription Service:
Free Online Citation Builders:
Citation Machine (APA, MLA, Chicago)
NCSU Library Citation Builder (APA, MLA, CBE)
UH Libraries Citation Builder (APA, MLA, CBE)
Citing Government Documents
| The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources |
Reference Desk J9.5 .G37 1993 |
On the Web:
DocsCite
http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/govdocs/docscite/docscite.htm
For citing Government Documents in APA or MLA format. Use the form to
fill in the information and create a citation. Be sure to check for accuracy.
Uncle Sam- Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/citeweb.html
Basic citation form and various examples in Chicago/Turabian. From the
University of Memphis.
University of Nevada- Reno Libraries
Citing Government Information Sources
http://www.library.unr.edu/depts/bgic/guides/government/cite.html
MLA Style. Includes specific examples.
U.S. Census Bureau's Suggested Citation Styles for Our Internet Information
http://www.census.gov/main/www/citation.html
Find helpful examples of citations from online census tables, graphs,
files, reports, etc.
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Avoiding Plagiarism
You don't have to take our word for it.... Check out other colleges'
and universities' take on plagiarism.
On the Web:
Georgetown University Honor Council: What is Plagiarism?
http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/hc/plagiarism.html
The Writing Center- UW Madison
Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QuotingSources.html
College of St. Catherine O'Neill Center: Avoiding Plagiarism
http://minerva.stkate.edu/offices/academic/oneill.nsf/pages/plagiarism
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General Sources for Citing
Healthlinks from University of Washington
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/
Style Guides for AMA, APA, Chicago, MLA, and
NLM (National Library of Medicine) from the University of Washington.
Online! From Bedford St. Martin's
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
A source for citing all online material in APA, MLA,
Chicago, and CBE styles.
OWL Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab. Get help on citing, documentation,
formatting, grammar, spelling, punctuation.
Strunk's Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
The complete text of the 1918 edition. While some of the information may
be out of date, this source remains a classic handbook.
The Writing Center from UW-Madison: Citing References in Your Paper
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html
Get help with writing the citations for your paper. Includes style guidelines
for APSA (American Political Science Association), APA,
Chicago/Turabian, CBE, and MLA.
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URLs for Selected Online Subscription Databases
Use these URLs in citation styles that require the exact web address for databases (such as for MLA style).
- EBSCO databases (Academic Search Premier, Health Source, and others): http://search.ebscohost.com
- InfoTrac (Expanded Academic): http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/clic_stkateps
- JSTOR: http://www.jstor.org/search
- LexisNexis: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic
- ProQuest Newspapers and ProQuest Education Journals: http://www.il.proquest.com/pqdauto
- Project MUSE: http://muse.jhu.edu/search
- ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/search/journal
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