Citing Sources Research Guide
For more information on citation styles and citing your sources, check out the Citing Sources Research Guide:
APA Style
Need APA Style help instead? Try these helpful websites and books.
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010ISBN: 9781433805592
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APA Formatting and Style Guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)This is a great resource for all things APA: an overview of formatting and writing style, along with examples of citations and reference lists.
MLA Style
Need help citing sources and formatting bibliographies in MLA Style? Look no further than these helpful websites and books.
MLA Handbook by
Call Number: Refererence & Ready Reference LB2369 .G53 2016ISBN: 9781603293518Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- MLA Style Center: A Works Cited Quick GuideA Quick Guide to the 8th edition.
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)A great resource for all things MLA: an overview of formatting and writing style along with example citations and reference lists.
Chicago Style
These resources will help you cite sources in Chicago Style, both notes-and-bibiography and author-date style.
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The Chicago Manual of Style
Call Number: Reference PN147 .C45 2010ISBN: 0226104206
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Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)Sample citations and notes.
Social Science Citation Styles
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American Anthropological Association (AAA)Based on The Chicago Manual of Style
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Basic Legal CitationA Bluebook Guide for Law Students at Suffolk University
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American Political Science Association (APSA)The Style Manual for Political Science is based on the Chicago Manual of Style.
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Style Manual for Political Science
Call Number: Reference JA86 .S79 2001ISBN: 1878147331 -
American Sociological Association Style Guide
Call Number: Reference HM569 .A54 2010ISBN: 091276421X -
The Bluebook
Call Number: Reference KF245 .U55 2005ISBN: 0615361161
Science Citation Styles
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American Chemical Society (ACS) Guide to Scholarly CommunicationFull ACS style and citation guide
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ACS Style Quick GuideQuick citation guide with examples
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Biology Style ManualGuide to papers and citation formatting from the St. Mary's College of Maryland Biology Dept.
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Council of Science Editors (CSE)From The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, includes 3 systems of documentation: citation-sequence, name-year, and citation-name.
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Scientific Style and Format by
Call Number: Reference T11 .S386 2014 -
The ACS Style Guide
Call Number: Reference QD8.5 .A25 2006
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