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Citing Sources

Basic Citation Components | Helpful Videos | Subject-specific style guides

Use the Zotero citation manager to help you organize your sources and create your citations

The library also offers workshops on citing sources in various disciplines.

Basic Citation Components

Citations of particular materials (i.e., books, journals, websites) are easily recognizable by the content that they require. When writing citations from scratch, be sure to include the following general components.

Helpful Videos

Watch the following videos to gain a better understanding of why it's necessary to cite sources and how to do it. Apply that information using the subject-specific style guides listed below.

Subject-Specific Style Guides

MLA Format | APA Format | Chicago/Turabian Style | Anthropology Style Guides | CSE and NLM Styles | ASA Format | APSA Format

All styles

• Citing References in Your Paper: includes APSA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, CBE, and MLA styles (from the UW-Madison writing center).
• Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement: example from APA, MLA, and Science styles (from Dartmouth College).
• Citing Electronic Resources: from the Internet Public Library; covers MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE.
• Douglas College Citation and Style Guides: includes APA style, MLA, Turabian, Chicago, American Antiquity, APSA, ASA, History, Legal, and how to cite statistics
• Biblioteconomia i Documentacio (in Spanish): covers MLA, APA, and Chicago

MLA (Modern Language Association)

• MLA Format: From Purdue University
• Citing Government Information: From the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
• University of California Berkeley Citation and Style guides (.pdf)
• MLA Handbook: Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: located in Milne Library at Reserve desk LB 2369.G53 (2003) for a 2 hour loan, or LB 2369.G53 (1995)
• MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing: located at PN 147.G444 (1998) for a 2 hour loan, or ready ref PN 147.G444 (1998) in Milne Library

APA (American Psychological Association)

• APA Formatting and Style: From Purdue University
• Electronic References: From the American Psychological Association
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: located at ready ref BF 76.7.P83 (2001) in Milne Library
• University of California Berkeley Citation Guide and Style Guides (.pdf)

Chicago Manual of Style / Turabian (Kate L. Turabian)

• Citation and Format: Turbian Citation and Format Style Guide (From Beverly High School); only covers notes format, no in-text format.
• Chicago Manual of Style Online: Includes examples of both note and in-text author-date citation format for Turabian.
• University of California Berkeley Citation and Style guides (.pdf): Includes information on in-text author-date citation format for Turabian.
• The Chicago Manual of Style: located in Milne Library at Z253.U69 or ready ref Z253.U69 (2003)
• A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations (Turabian Style): located in Milne Library at ready ref LB 2369.T8 (2007)

Anthropology Style Guides

• AAA Style Guide (.pdf): Follows Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (American Anthropologist).
• SAA American Antiquity/Latin Antiquity/Anthropology style guide (.pdf English) (.pdf Spanish): Editorial Policy, Information for authors, and style guide (Society for American Archaeology): copy located in Milne Library at ready ref
• Deciphering Citations: American Antiquity Style: From Kim Davies Hoffman, SUNY Geneseo
• Deciphering Citations: American Anthropologist Style (.pdf): From Kim Davies Hoffman, SUNY Geneseo

CSE* (Council of Science Editors) and NLM (National Library of Medicine

*formerly CBE, Council of Biology Editors

• Citing Medicine: The National Library of Medicine style guide, available online. CSE refers users to the NLM style guide for online resources.
• CSE Citation Guide: From the Ohio State University Libraries
• Citing the Internet: From the Council of Science Editors. Refers you to the section of the NLM style guide about online resources
• Scientific Style and Format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers: located at ready ref T11.S386 (2006) at the Milne Library reference desk

ASA (American Sociological Association)

• ASA Format: From Romelia Salinas of Cal State L.A.
• ASA Style (PDF): From Carol J. Richards of E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State College
• ASA Style Guide: located at ready ref HM 586 .A54 1997 (In Library Use Only) in Milne Library

APSA (American Political Science Association)

• APSA Documentation: From UW-Madison Writing Center
• Style Manual for Political Science: located in Milne Library at ready ref JA 86 A52 2006