Citation Styles for Documenting Resources

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Helpful Citation Guides

• Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper
  http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited.htm
  This excellent guide from the Duke University Library demonstrates how to use APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian citation styles for the most common types of resources.
• Online! Citation Styles
  http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
  A list of resources and links from Bedford St. Martin's Online!  A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources.  
• Online Writing Lab (OWL): Resources for Documenting Sources
  From Purdue University, this comprehensive guide describes all aspects of citation style for print and electronic resources and contains useful handouts.
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_docsources.html
  For the OWL handout on APA style: 
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
  For the OWL handout on MLA style:
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
  For the OWL handout on citing electronic resources:
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_docelectric.html
  
  

Style Manual Home Pages

• American Psychological Association
  http://www.apastyle.org/styletips.html
  The APA website gives some tips about using APA style as well as information on citing electronic resources.
• The Chicago Manual of Style 
  http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/
  A page of frequently and not so frequently asked questions about the Chicago Manual of Style.
• Modern Language Association
  http://www.mla.org
  The MLA website briefly describes MLA style and answers some frequently asked questions.
• Uncle Sam Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
  http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/citeweb.html
  A basic guide from the Government Publications Department of the University of Memphis.