Citation Guides
The following guides will help you to properly cite your research sources. Be sure to find out if your instructor or research subject requires a particular style.
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APA
APA Style: How to Cite Sources
An APA-style guide to citing sources prepared by librarians at the Newton Gresham Library. It provides examples of in-text citations, full citations, and tips for proper usage of APA style. (PDF file)
APA Format: Bibliography Styles Handbook
Examples of how to prepare a bibliography using the APA citation style for term papers. Part of the Writers' Workshop from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
APA Format: Bibliography Styles Handbook for Electronic Sources
Includes examples of how to cite electronic sources such as the Internet and databases. Part of the APA's online citation guide.
Chicago
Chicago Manual of Style Examples
A guide, prepared by the University of Chicago Press, to provide writers with examples of citations in the style described in the The Chicago Manual of Style.
MLA
MLA Style: How to Cite Sources
An MLA-style guide to citing sources prepared by librarians at the Newton Gresham Library. It provides examples of in-text citations, full citations, and tips for proper usage of MLA style. (PDF file)
MLA Style Guide
A guide, prepared by Concordia University Library, to provide writers with a basic introduction to MLA citation style. It is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (4th ed., New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995). Also provided in a pdf format for users.
MLA Style Guide - Citing Electronic Sources
A guide, prepared by Vincennes University Librarians and English Dept. Faculty, to provide writers with a basic introduction to citing electronic sources in MLA citation style. It is based on the MLA style web site (4th ed., New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995).
Citation Styles Handbook: MLA
Examples of how to prepare a bibliography using the APA citation style for term papers. It includes examples of how to cite sources from the Internet. Part of the Writers' Workshop from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Turabian
Turabian Style Guide
A guide prepared by the University of Southern Mississippi. It contains examples of the most commonly cited materials for a bibliography.
Turabian Style - Sample Footnotes and Bibliographic Entries
From Bridgewater State College, this guide explains how to format sources using both footnotes/endnotes and a bibliography.
Turabian Citation Guide
This guide from Ohio State University provides the basic information needed to cite sources using Turabian style.
Other Style Manuals
Online! Citation Styles
This guide is based on the book by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger, entitled Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Resources. It includes MLA, APA and Chicago style citation information for electronic resources.
LexisNexis® Academic
A citation guide provided by LexisNexis® Academic Knowledge Base.
Elements of Style
A writing style guide by William Strunk, Jr.