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 APA: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 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 and second initial. (Year ). Title of book. Publication location: Publishing company. Example:  Townsend, R. M. (1993). The medieval village economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. In -Text: (Townsend, 1993) TOP Entry in an Encyclopedia     Reference:   Format: Author's last name, first and second initial. (Year ). Title of the entry. In Title of the encyclopedia (Vol. number, page number). Publication location: Publisher. Example 1: Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Note: If an entry has no author, place the title of the entry in the author position. Example 2: Imago. (2000). In World book encyclopedia (Vol. 10, p. 79). Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia. In -Text: Example 1: (Bergmann, 1993) Example 2: ("Imago," 2000) TOP Journal Article Reference: Format: Author's last name, first and second Initial. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume number(issue number), page numbers. Example: Martinez-Pons, M. (2002). Parental influences on children's academic self-regulatory development. Theory Into Practice, 41(2), 126-132. In -Text: (Martinez-Pons, 2002) TOP Journal article retrieved from library database Reference:   Format: Author's last name, first and second Initial. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume number(issue number), page numbers. Date of retrieval, from name of the database. Example: Martinez-Pons, M. (2002). Parental Influences on children's academic self-regulatory development. Theory Into Practice, 41(2), 126-132. Retrieved January 16, 2003, from Academic Search Premier Database. In -Text: (Martinez-Pons, 2002) TOP Web site Reference:   The vast variety and inconsistency of web sites can present challenges for creating accurate references. The following is a general format for citing information. Format: Author if given, (date of web site if given; use n.d. if no date). Title of web site. Retrieved date from URL [no period used after URL] Example 1: Grohol, J.M. (2003). Dr. John Grohol's PsychCentral . Retrieved March 13, 2003, from http://psychcentral.com Example 2: (No date) Thompson, G. (n.d.). Youth coach handbook. Retrieved September 17, 2001, from http://www.joesoccer.com/menu.html Example 3: (No author, no date) Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000, from http://www.familymealtime.org In -Text: Example 1: (Grohol, 2003) Example 2: (No date) (Thompson, n.d.) Example 3: (No author, no date) (Greater New Milford, n.d.) 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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