Citation Guide This guide provides only the most common kind of references. For all reference examples, please consult the latest edition of the APA, MLA or CSE style manual located at the Reference Desk. Choose one example that is most like your source and follow the format. Note: * When in doubt, provide more information rather than less. ** Punctuation is an important component of each style. Pay close attention to the punctuation in each example. APA Style Citation Guide MLA Style Citation Guide CSE Style Citation Guide Selected Links to Citation Guides Guide to MLA : Modern Languages Association Style Manual Book Encyclopedia Journal Article Journal Article from Library Database Web Site *** Punctuation is an important component of each style. Pay close attention to the punctuation in each example. Book Reference: Format: Author's last name, first name and initial. Title of book. Publication location: Publisher, year. Example:  Townsend, Robert M. The Medieval Village Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993. In -Text: (Townsend 158 ) TOP Entry in an Encyclopedia     Reference:   Format: Author's last name, first name and initial. "Title of the Entry." Title of the Encyclopedia. Edition. Year. Example 1: Bergmann, Peter. "Relativity." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica . 17th ed. 1993. Note: If an entry has no author, place the title of the entry in the author position. Example 2: "Imago." World Book Encyclopedia. 2000. In -Text: Example 1: (Bergmann 125) Example 2: ("Imago") TOP Journal Article Reference: Format: Author's last name, first name and initial. "Title of Article." Title of the Journal Vol number. issue number (year): page numbers. Example 1: Martinez-Pons, Marie. "Parental Influences on Children's Academic Self-Regulatory Development." Theory Into Practice 41.2 (2002): 126- 132. Note: To cite a magazine published weekly, give the complete date. Do not include volume and issue numbers. Example 2: Nehta, Pratap Bhanu. "Exploding Myths." New Republic 6 June 1998: 17-19. In -Text: Example 1: (Martinez-Pons, 128-129) Example 2: (Nehta 17) TOP Journal article retrieved from library database Reference:   Format: Author's last name, first name and initial. "Title of Article." Title of the Journal Volume number. issue number (year): page numbers. Name of database. Database Company. Institution. Date of retrieval <URL of the database>. Example: Martinez-Pons, Marie. "Parental Influences on Children's Academic Self-Regulatory Development." Theory Into Practice 41.2 (2002): 126-132. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. New Jersey City U Lib. 16 Oct. 2002 <http://www.epnet.com>. In -Text: (Martinez-Pons) TOP Web site Reference:   The vast variety and inconsistency of web sites can present challenges for creating accurate references. The following are two basic formats for citing web site information. Format 1: (Citing an entire Web Site) Title of Web Site. First and Last name of editor if given. Date or the latest update if given. Sponsoring institution or organization if given. Day month year accessed <URL>. Example 1: Bartleby.com : Great Books Online. Ed. Steven Leeuwen. 2002. 5 May 2004 <http://www.bartleby.com>. Example 2: Victorian Women Writers Project. Ed. Perry Willett. May 2000. Indiana U. 2 June 2002 <http://www.indiana.edu?~letters/vwwp>. Format 2: (Citing a short work from a web site) Last name, First name of author if given. "Title of Short Work." Title of Web Site. Date or the latest update if given. Sponsoring institution or organization if given. Day month year accessed <URL>. Example 1: Shiva, Vandana. "Bioethics: A Third World Issue." NativeWeb. 15 Sept. 2001<http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shiva.html>. Example 2: "Media Giants." Frontline: The Merchants of Cool. 2001. PBS Online. 7 Mar. 2001<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/giants>. In -Text: Format 1: Example 1: (Bartleby) Example 2: (Victorian Women Writers) Format 2: Example 1: (Shiva) Example 2: ("Media Giants") TOP Style Manuals College writing usually recommends two major style manuals: APA and MLA. There are other style manuals that may be suggested by professors. These manuals are available in the library reference area. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 5th Ed. Call number: Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th Ed. Call number: Ref. LB 2369 .G53 2003. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations (Turabian) 7th Ed. Call number: Ref. LB2369 .T8 2007. The Chicago manual of style 15th Ed. Call number: Ref. Z253 .C572 2003 Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers 7th Ed. Call number: Ref. T11 .S386 2006 The Columbia guide to online style 2nd Ed. Call number: Ref. PN171 .F56 W35 2006 TOP Selected Links to Citation Guides APA Documentation Style - Quick resource for citing references in papers using the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of APA, provided by University of Wisconsin. APA Research Style Crib Sheet Citation Guide- University of Arizona - Quick guides to create reference lists in APA, MLA and other style manuals. Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA - Sample citations for the government information sources in MLA styles. Citing Your Sources - Complete guides to APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian style manuals, by United States Naval Academy library. Columbia Guide to Online Style - Basic CGOS style and preparing the bibliographic material. Knight Cite - It formats citations for you. Research and Documentation Online  - Research papers in MLA, Chicago, APA, and CBE styles with sample papers. Turabian Quick Guide TOP

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