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HOW TO CITE SOURCES
A citation is the information you need
to find and cite a specific publication, usually including
an article's title, author, journal title (also called source),
date, volume, issue, and page numbers.
For a general guide, see
Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online and the Library of Congress guide to citing
Electronic Sources and Primary Sources.
The styles covered in this guide are:
**Note: ALWAYS consult a style manual
to create citations! Do not rely on the examples on this page!
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MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
MLA style is often used when writing papers
in literature, arts, and the humanities. See the
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
for more detailed information (Ref. LB2369 .G53).
Journal article:
Hornet, Kay. "Kalamazoo's Inspirational
College Mascots." Jivin' in the Hive 26.3 (1999) : 21-35.
Reader, Avid, and Perma Bound. A Comprehensve
History of Books and Bookmaking in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo: City Press, 1933.
Seashore, Shelly. "Bathing Cap Use
in Kalamazoo, Michigan." Sand, Soil, and Toil:
Beaches in the American Midwest. Ed. Ivana Suntann
and Misty C. Weed. Chicago: Flaming Dune Publications, 1998. 234-267.
Helpful Websites:
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APA Style (American Psychological Association)
APA style is often used when writing papers
in psychology, education, and other social sciences. See the
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
for more detailed information (Ref. BF76.7 .P83).
Journal article:
Hornet, K. (1999). Kalamazoo's inspirational
college mascots. Jivin' in the Hive, 26(3), 21-35.
Reader, A., & Bound, P. (1933).
A Comprehensve history of books and bookmaking in Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo, MI: City Press.
Seashore, S. (1998). Bathing cap use in
Kalamazoo, Michigan. In I. Suntann & M.C. Weed (Eds.),
Sand, Soil, and Toil: Beaches in the American Midwest
(pp. 234-267). Chicago: Flaming Dune Publications.
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Chicago Style (and Turabian)
Chicago style is often used when writing papers
in the humanities and social sciences. See the
Chicago Manual of Style
for more detailed information (Ref. Z253 .U69).
See also A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian (LB2369 .T8).
Journal article:
Hornet, Kay. "Kalamazoo's Inspirational College Mascots."
Jivin' in the Hive
26, no. 3 (1999): 21-35.
Footnote for a journal article:
Kay Hornet, "Kalamazoo's Inspirational College Mascots,"
Jivin' in the Hive 26, no. 3 (1999): 24.
Reader, Avid, and Perma Bound.
A Comprehensve History of Books and Bookmaking in Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo, MI: City Press, 1933.
Footnote for a book: Avid Reader and Perma Bound,
A Comprehensve History of Books and Bookmaking in Kalamazoo
(Kalamazoo, MI: City Press, 1933), 23.
Seashore, Shelly . "Bathing Cap Use in Kalamazoo, Michigan."
In Sand, Soil, and Toil: Beaches in the American Midwest,
edited by Ivana Suntann and Misty C. Weed, 234-267.
Chicago: Flaming Dune Publications, 1998.
Footnote for a chapter: Shelly Seashore, "Bathing Cap Use in
Kalamazoo, Michigan," in
Sand, Soil, and Toil: Beaches in the American Midwest,
ed. Ivana Suntann and Misty C. Weed (Chicago: Flaming Dune Publications, 1998), 239-241.
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CBE Style (Council of Biology Educators)
CBE style is often used when writing papers
in the sciences. See Scientific Style and Format:
The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
for more detailed information (Ref. T11 .S386).
Journal article:
Hornet, K. 1999. Kalamazoo's inspirational
college mascots. Jivin' in the Hive 26(3): 21-35.
Reader, A., Bound, P. 1933.
A comprehensive history of books and bookmaking in Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo: City Press. 1083 p.
Seashore, S. 1998. Bathing cap use in
Kalamazoo, Michigan. In: Suntann I, Weed MC, editors.
Sand, Soil and Toil: Beaches in the American Midwest.
Chicago: Flaming Dune Publications. p 234-267.
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Electronic Style
Though most style manuals mentioned above
contain information about citing electronic resources,
there are other guides that may be helpful as well.
How to Cite Electronic Sources
from the Library of Congress
Includes information on citing films, government publications,
maps, photographs, audio recordings, and texts in MLA
and Turabian styles.
See also
Citing Sources
from the Duke University Library
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Legal Citations
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
from Cornell Univeristy
Includes information on citing judicial opinions, constitutions and statutes,
agency materials, arbitrations, court rules, books, and case documents.
More on Citation Styles:
- Citing Electronic Information
From Columbia University Press.
- APA (American Psychological Association)
APADocumentation Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
- APSA (American Political Science Association)
APSADocumentation
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
- CBE (Council of Biology Educators)
CBEDocumentation
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
- Chicago Style (and Turabian)
Chicago Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
Chicago Manual of Style
Frequently Asked Questions from the University of Chicago Press.
Examples of citing electronic resources in Chicago Style
at the bottom of the page.
- MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
MLA Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
MLA Style
From the Modern Language Association (MLA).
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