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Citing Sources

Citation Tools

• Citation tools - web-based tools to create citations and manage refernces
• RefWorks: the campus site license to RefWorks ended on June 30, 2012.

Citation Guides - APA, MLA, Chicago, and more:

APA (American Psychological Association) - 6th Ed., 2010

 

NOTE: If a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is not visible in either the article or the database, search Cross/Ref DOI Lookup using the article author and title. [Will open in a new tab/window]

 

Online Guides:

• APA Style - Diana Hacker
• APA Formatting and Style Guide - OWL at Purdue
• APA 6th Examples of References (pdf) - Harvard Graduate School of Education
• APA 6th Online Tutorial - Wendy Mages, Harvard University
  Introduction (7:08); APA Formatting Basics (6:58); Citing Sources (10:59); reference Citations in the Text (7:27); References (18:34)
• APA Citation Style (pdf) - Kwantlen Polytechnic U. (Canada)
• APA (Style) Lite for College Papers - Abel Scribe [PDF available]
• Documenting Sources in APA Style - Adapted from The Bedford Handbook, 8th ed. 2010
  Part 1 (pdf) and Part 2 (pdf)
• Mental Measurements Yearbook and Test Critiques - how to cite test descriptions and test reviews using American Psychological Association (APA) Style

Print Guide:

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association - official publication, 6th ed.

MLA (Modern Language Association) - 7th Ed. MLA Handbook, 2009

Online Guides:

• MLA Style - Diane Hacker
• MLA Style - Hacker Handbooks Supplement
• MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide - OWL at Purdue
• CitationFox - MLA - Univeristy of Albany Libraries
• MLA Citation Style (pdf) - Kwantlen Polytechnic U. (Canada)

Print Guide:

• MLA handbook for writers of research papers - 7th ed.

ACS (American Chemical Society) - 3rd Ed., 2006

Online Guides:

• Quick Guide: ACS Citation Style (pdf) - Penn State
• ACS Style Guide - Williams College
• ACS Style Guidelines - University of Wisconsin, Madison
• ACS References - American Chemical Society

Print Guide:

• The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information - 3rd ed.

AMA (American Medical Association)

• AMA Citation Style - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Quick Reference Citation Format for AMA Manual of Style - Samford University
• AMA-Style Citations and References - American Journal of Public Health
• AMA Style Stat! - docstyles.com

ASA (American Sociological Association) - 4th Ed., 2010

• Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) - OWL at Purdue
• ASA Format - California State University Los Angeles
• ASA Citation Style Examples - Wayne State College, Nebraska

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition)

• Chicago Manual of Style - official site, my.emich login required for off-campus use
• Chicago Manual of Style - OWL at Purdue
• Chicago Manual of Style - Hacker Handbooks

Chicago Manual of Style (15th Edition)

• Chicago Manual of Style - official site, my.emich login required for off-campus use
• Chicago Manual of Style - University of Georgia

Chicago Manual of Style (14th Edition)

• Chicago/Turabian Documentation - University of Wisconsin

CSE (Council of Science Editors)

Formerly CBE (Council of Biology Editors)

Online:

• CSE Style - Hacker Handbooks

Print:

• Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers - 7th ed.

Legal Citation

• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - LII 2010 ed., Peter W. Martin

Turabian

• Turabian Citation Quick Guide - University of Chicago Press
• Turabian Citation Guide - Ohio State
• Turabian Citation Style - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign