Citing Sources

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Citation Guides for Print and Electronic Sources

• APA (American Psychological Association) Style
  
  • The APA Style Sheet, from the Houston, Texas Community College System, contains examples for both in-text and reference list citations.

• Citation Style
  
  • This site, from McGill University Library's Electronic Reference Shelf, is a collection of many different citation styles in one place. Categories include general guides, AIP, APA, CBE, MLA, and medical style.

• Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper
  
  • This organized site, from the Duke Libraries Guide to Library Research, provides examples for citing sources in four well-known style manuals: Turabian, MLA, Chicago and APA. Users can select from a pull-down menu or use a text menu on the left side of the page to choose topics that include articles from journals, magazines, or newspapers, books and Web sites.

• H.W. Wilson's "How to Cite Articles"
  • H.W. Wilson provides a quick guide to citing full text articles from databases.

• Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides
  • This concise list of annotated links includes APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, and CBE style guides. Also has a basic legal citation guide and information on Web copyright issues.
  
  
• Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides
  • This concise list of annotated links includes APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, and CBE style guides. Also has a basic legal citation guide and information on Web copyright issues.

• MLA Auto-Generator
  • "MLA Auto-Generator is an incredible piece of free software that allows you to quickly and effortlessly format your documents' works cited lists in complete accordance with the latest MLA or APA style guidelines."

• NoodleTools
  • "NoodleTools, Inc., a California company incorporated in 2002, was co-founded in 1999 by mother and son team Debbie and Damon Abilock. NoodleTools' flagship product, NoodleBib, has emerged as the leading bibliography software on the Internet, transforming bibliographic instruction methodologies in thousands of subscribing schools and libraries. The NoodleTools team offers expert help and unparalleled customer support to the students and professionals who depend on NoodleBib and other award-winning tools in the NoodleTools research suite." There are some freely available options here.

• Research and Documentation Online
  
  • From Diana Hacker of Prince George's Community College in Maryland, this site offers a list of various style manuals and sample papers in MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE formats. Citation guides are provided for four main categories; Humanities, Social Sciences, History, and Sciences. This comprehensive site also offers help in finding specialized sources in a wide range of subject areas.

• Resources for Documenting Sources
  
  • From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, this site outlines the citation styles used by various disciplines, including sciences, English, history and more. Links are provided to Web sites and explanatory material, when available.

• Sources: Table of Contents
  
  • This site from Dartmouth University contains an extensive listing of information about citing sources. Categories include general background on why to cite sources and how to cite, FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), a number of examples of citing different types of material, and a resources list that include humanities, sciences, and social sciences examples.

• Style Manuals
  
  • Style Manuals, from Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, offers a concise list of citation and style manual links. Categories are General, MLA, AIP (Physics) and APA.

• Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources
  
  • This site from the University of California/Berkeley Libraries covers how to cite using the four major style manuals, grouped by type of subject. These are: Humanities (MLA and Chicago), Scientific (APA and CBE) and History (Turabian). Explanations are given on how to cite various formats such as WWW, e-mail, online databases, and more.

• Synthesis: Using the Work of Others
  • "This tutorial explains plagiarism and its consequences and describes techniques for taking notes and quoting sources to avoid plagiarism. Includes a section on copyright, information about citing Web sources, and plagiarism and copyright infringement quizzes. From the University of Maine at Farmington Writing Center and Mantor Library." (Reviewed by Margaret Myhre for the Librarians' Index to the Internet: NEW THIS WEEK for October 23, 2003)

• Tips for Citing Internet Sources
  
  • An excellent list of resources located at Carleton College Library which explains how to cite various types of electronic information.