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Following is a list of citation examples, from prominent style guides,
that can be used for writing papers and
completing assignments. Choose the
citation style assigned by your professor.
(NOTE: Print editions of the major style manuals are available at the Research
Help Desk)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
(Literature, Arts, Humanities)
Book by a single author
Format: Author's last name, first name.
Title of the book. Place of Publication: Publisher name, Date of publication.
Example: Staff, Frank. The Valentine & Its Origins. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
Article in a periodical
Format: Author's name. "Title of
the article." Journal Title volume number (Date of
publication): pages.
Example: Fuller, Graham. "Brute
Force." Film Comment 39 (2000): 35-37.
Articles / websites found online
Format: Author's name. "Title of
the website article." Title of the entire website. Date of
document or date of last revision, if known. Website URL (Date
of access).Example: Burka,
Lauren P. "A Hypertext History of Multi-User Dimensions." MUD
History. 1993. http://www.utopia.com/talent/lpb/muddex/essay (2
Aug. 1996).
Articles found via online database
Format: Author's last name, first
name. "Title of article." Title of Publication. Edition number
and/or date of publication. Name of electronic database. Name
of online service provider. (Date accessed).Example:
Warren, Christopher. "Working to Ensure a Secure and
Comprehensive Peace in the Middle East." U.S. Dept. of State
Dispatch 7:14, 1 Apr. 1996. Academic Search. EBSCOHost.
(12 Aug. 1996).
Other MLA web and print style guides
Two
Major Citation Styles (Eastern Washington University) -
choose MLA Flash Tutorial
MLA Style Electronic Formats
(Guffey)
Modern Language Association (MLA) Format (Purdue University)
PRINT:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers (5th ed.)
Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53 1999
American Psychological Association (APA)
(Psychology, Education, Social Sciences)
Book by a single author
Format: Author's last name,
Initial(s). (Date of publication). Title of the book.
Place of Publication: Publisher name.
Example: Staff, F.E. (1969).
The Valentine & Its Origins. New York: Frederick A. Praeger.
Article in a periodical
Format: Author's last name,
Initial(s). (Date of publication). Title of the article.
Journal title, volume number, pages.
Example: Fuller, G. T. (2000,
Sept/Oct). Brute Force. Film Comment, 36, 35-37.
Articles / websites found online
Format: Author's last name,
Initial(s). (Date of document or date of last revision, if
known). Title of the website/article. Retrieved date of web
retrieval, from URL.Example:
Burka, L. P. (1993). A hypertext history of multi-user
dimensions. Retrieved August 2, 2007, from http://www.csun.edu/~hceng028/m-hist.txt.
Articles found via online database
Format: Author's last name,
Initial(s). (Date of publication). Title of the article. Journal
Title, volume number(issue), pages. Retrieved date of web
retrieval, from name of database.Example:
Warren, C. (1996). Working to ensure a secure and comprehensive
peace in the Middle East. U.S. Dept. of State Dispatch,
7(14), 162-164. Retrieved November 9, 2007, from Academic Search
Premier database.
Other APA web and print style guides
APA
Exposed (Harvard University Graduate School of Education)
Two
Major Citation Styles (Eastern Washington University) -
choose APA Flash Tutorial
The
APA Interactive Tutorial ( Kevin Schoepp)
APA Style Electronic Formats
(Guffey)
American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Purdue
University)
PRINT:
Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.)
Ready Reference BF 76.7 .P83 2001
Turabian /
Chicago Manual of Style
(History, some Science Disciplines)
Book by a single author
Format: Author's last name, First
(and middle) name(s). Date of publication. Title of
book. Place of publication: Publisher name.Example:
Staff, Frank Edward. 1969. The Valentine & Its Origins.
New York: Frederick
A. Praeger.
Article in a periodical
Format: Author's last name, First
(and middle) name(s). Date of publication. Title of
the article. Journal Title
volume number (Month): pages.Example:
Fuller, Graham T. (2000). Brute Force. Film Comment 36
(Sept/Oct): 35- 37.
"The only electronic works covered by Turabian are
electronic documents from ERIC (p. 210) and online technical
reports (p.227-29). No examples are given of Internet sites or
articles from full-text online databases. Therefore, the
following citations are based on Chicago Manual 15th ed. Note:
When citing electronic materials, Chicago Manual states that an
access date need only be included "If the publisher or
discipline requires it..." (p. 754). " - Available from < http://www.lib.usm.edu/~instruct/guides/turabian.html>.
[June 13th, 2005].
Articles / websites found online
Format: Author's last name, First
(and middle) name(s). Title of website article. Date of
document or last revision, if known. Internet online.
Available from <URL of website>.
[Date of access].Example:
Burka, Lauren P. A hypertext history of multi-user dimensions.
Internet online. Available from
<http://www.utopia.com/talent/ lpb/muddex/essay>. [2 Aug. 1996].
Articles found via online database
Format: Author's last name, First
name Middle Initial(s). "Title of the article." Journal
title volume number: issue number. Available from name of
electronic database, name of online
service provider. <URL of electronic database>. [Date of
access].Example:
Warren, Christopher. 1996. "Working to ensure a secure and
comprehensive peace in the
Middle East." U.S. Dept. of State Dispatch 7:14.
Available from Academic Search,
EBSCOHost. <http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?site=ehost> [12
August, 1996].
Other Turabian / Chicago Manual of Style web and print style guides
Chicago Manual of Style (Turabian) (Colorado State
University)
PRINT: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, &
Dissertations (6th ed.)
Ready Reference LB 2369 .T8 1996
Government Publications
Other Online / Electronic Style Guides
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