Citation Help

General

• Style Guides and Resources (IFLA)  A page of links to sites focused on citation of electronic sources.
• How to Cite Electronic Sources (Library of Congress)  Examples in Chicago and MLA; how to cite electronic reproductions of primary sources, including film, photographs, legal and government publications, maps, recorded sound, text, and other special sources.
• Sources and Citations (Dartmouth College)  Not a style manual per se, but a writer's guide to academic integrity, citing sources, and evaluation of sources.

APA (American Psychological Association)

• APA Documentation (University of Wisconsin Writing Center)
• Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style (American Psychological Association) Lots of examples.
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• Citing Business Sources in APA Style (Fogler Guide)
• APA Style Guide to Electronic References  An e-book which explains how to cite web documents (sometimes with missing elements). Provides examples for citing books, book chapters, journal articles, technical & research reports, conferences, dissertations, data sets, web sites, message boards, electronic mailing lists, and social media.

Chicago (Turabian) Style

• The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Georgia)
• Ohio State University Guides to Chicago Style: Author-Date System, Notes-Bibliography System
• Turabian Quick Guide (U of Chicago Press)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

• Frequently Asked Questions about the MLA Style Manual (MLA)  
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Government and Legal Publications 

• Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (University of Memphis)
• How to Cite Electronic, Print, and Microfiche Congressional Publications (ProQuest Congressional)  University of Maine users only.  
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Cornell Law School)  Guide to citing judicial opinions, constitutions and statutes, arbitration, court rules, cases, etc. 

Other Forms

• ASA (American Sociological Association) Format (California State University)
• Council of Science Editors (Colorado State)  Formerly known as CBE
• Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style Guide (Ohio State University)

Formatting Papers

• How to Format Your Research Paper
• Formatting in MLA style
• Formatting in APA style
• Templates for Papers in MLA, APA, CBE, Chicago Styles

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Created by: Melvin Johnson | Revised: 03/29/2013