Citation Resources
What's in a citation? Every academic discipline adheres to some set of guidelines when scholars reference other scholars. Literature scholars, for instance, use MLA Style while Linguistics scholars tend to use APA Style. The following handbooks and research guides will help you create the proper citation, no matter your discipline.
- University Libraries Citation GuideOverview guide of MLA, APA, Chicago, and other citation styles.
MLA
MLA Handbook by Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2016ISBN: 9781603292627Publication Date: 2016-04-01Shorter and redesigned for easy use, the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list.
- The MLA Style CenterThe Modern Language Association's online hub that provides free resources on using MLA style in research, writing, and documentation. It offers a quick guide to citing any source according to the MLA template of core elements, a practice template, a Q&A feature with hundreds of citation examples, a blog of writing tips, guidelines for formatting a paper and avoiding plagiarism, sample papers, lesson plans, worksheets, and other classroom resources submitted by users.
- Excelsior OWL - MLAThe Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL) teaches writing and rhetorical concepts while providing extensive support for citing sources. This page outlines how to format in-text citations and works cited pages using MLA Style.
APA
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2019-10-01The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. This style manual is used by researchers in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields. The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect best practices in scholarly writing and publishing, offering guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures, language, and tone of an APA paper.
- Excelsior OWL - APAThe Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL) teaches writing and rhetorical concepts while providing extensive support for citing sources. This page outlines how to format in-text citations and works cited pages using APA Style.