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Citing your sources
The main styles of citation are:
APA (American Psychological Association) for psychology and other social sciences
MLA (Modern Language Association) for literature, arts, and humanities
Turabian A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.
• APA: (AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION)
Electronic Reference Formats recommended by APA
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
• MLA: MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION
Documenting Sources from the WWW
http://www.mla.org/style_faq4
As authorized by the Modern Language Association of America.
• TURABIAN/CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE
Turabian citation and format style guide a quick guide from the publisher’s of Turabian.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html
• Chicago Manual of Style (online) answers questions on grammer, usage, punctuation as well as citations.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/contents.html
• Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
Citing Government/Legal Publications
• LexisNexis Congressional’s guide to citing documents.
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/form/cong/h_cites.html
• Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications University of Memphis’ guide.
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/citeweb.html
Citing Maps
• Examples for print and online map citations from Ohio Wesleyan University.
http://library.owu.edu/citing222.html
Citing Archival Sources
• Archives and Special Collections Citation Guide
Williams College’s guide http://archives.williams.edu/citationguide.php
Citing Works of Art
• Dartmouth College Guide for MLA style http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Esources/faq/art.html
Citing Works of Music
• Notes Style Sheet from the Music Library Association http://www.areditions.com/mla/notes/stylesheet.html
Citing sources Academic Search Premier
• APA & MLA Citation Styles for Full Text Online Resources from The College of Staten Island Library.
Examples are given for APA and MLA styles. http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/guides/apa-mla.htm