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The Libraries provide many different style manuals for you to use. To be positive you're using the correct one, talk to your instructor to determine his/her preferred citation format before you start your research paper. You can find copies of style manuals in the reference collections of the University Libraries. In addition, the libraries provide access to numerous online guides to citation style.

Here are the most commonly used style manuals...

Social Sciences

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition (July 2001) . Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

CALL NUMBER: BF 76.7 .P83 2001

American Psychological Association Citation Examples (Long Island University, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library)

More APA Citation Examples


Humanities

Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

CALL NUMBER: LB 2369 .T8 2007

Turabian Citation Style (Long Island University, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library)

More Turabian Examples (Kent State University)


Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.

CALL NUMBER: LB 2369 .G53 2003

Modern Language Association Citation Examples (Long Island University, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library).

More MLA Citation Examples


Electronic Citation Style

Walker, Janice R. and Taylor, Todd. The Columbia Guide to Online Style. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.

CALL NUMBER: PN 171 .F56 W35 2006

Other Resources

The Landmark Project Citation Machine

"Citation Machine is an interactive Web tool designed to assist teachers in modeling the proper use of information property. Students are welcome to use this as well."



 
 
     
 

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