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Citing Sources

Here is a list of some web sites and books that show how to cite in specific styles. Consult your instructor about which style format to use.

For more assistance, speak to a professional Writing Tutor in the Writing Center.

General Style Guides

Specific Style Guides:

MLA
APA
Chicago/Turabian
ASA
Other Styles

Citing Electronic Sources:
(including Internet sources and full-text articles from library databases)

MLA
APA
Other Styles

Style Books in the Library

Citing Government Information

General Style Guides

Citation Style for Research Papers by Long Island University's B. Davis Schwartz Library
Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker

MLA Style (Modern Language Association)

Using MLA Style by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

APA Style (American Psychological Association)

Using APA Style by Purdue University's OWL
APA Style by Northern Michigan University, Lydia M. Olson Library

Chigaco/Turabian Style

Chicago/Turabian Documentation by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
Turabian Style Guide at the University of Southern Mississippi

ASA Style (American Sociological Association)

Formatting in Sociology by Purdue University's OWL

Other Styles (ASA, CBE, etc.)

Resources for Documenting Sources by Purdue University's OWL
Vancouver Style (pdf)

Citing Electronic Sources:

For MLA citations, check out these pages:

General guidelines and examples (USF)
MLA Official page
Bedford St. Martin's Citation Styles Online!
Purdue University 's OWL MLA Format

For citing essays in Opposing Viewpoints databases, see this guide.

For the APA style, try these pages:

APA Style Guide to Electronic References
APA's Frequently Asked Questions about APA Style
Bedford St. Martin's Citation Styles Guide
Purdue University's OWL APA Style: Electronic Formats
Northern Michigan University, Lydia M. Olson Library APA Style

For citing essays in Opposing Viewpoints databases, see this guide.

For styles other than MLA or APA, see Bedford St. Martin's Citation Styles Guide.

Style Books in the Library:

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

BF75.7 .P83 2001
Reference Desk and Stacks

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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

LB2359 .G53 2003
Reference and Stacks

ASA style Guide / American Sociological Association

H61.8 .A54 1997
Reference and Stacks

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A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations / Kate Turabian

LB2369 .T8 1996
Reference Desk and Stacks

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Chicago Manual of Style

Z253 .U69 1993
Reference


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