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Cite Your Sources

"Writing a Research Paper"

Supplying proper citations will:

• support your arguments
• acknowledge the work of other authors and help you avoid plagiarism
• standardize the format of your paper and allow other researchers to easily "retrace your steps"

Which style should you use?

There are different citation styles that vary from discipline to discipline. Always consult your instructor for the format used in your class. The following links list online resources and books that provide help with citing in the most common formats. Paper handouts can also be found at the Libraries Reference Desks for the most common styles.

Major Styles:

MLA (Modern Language Association)
Online Guides:
MLA Style Guide (7th ed) (University of California, Riverside Libraries)
MLA Style Guide (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
Humanities: Documenting Sources (prepared by DianaHacker.com)

	MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd edition) Rivera Reference PN147 .M25 2008
	MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition) Rivera Reference LB2369 .M25 2009

APA American Psycological Association
Online Guides:

• APA Citation Style Guide 6th Edition (UC Libraries)
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University)
• APA Style: The Social Science - (Diane Hacker)
• Citing Sources (Duke University Libraries)
• - Online Tutorial (Gutman Library, Harvard University Graduate School of Education)
• APA Style Official Website

See Also APA Style Guide to Electronic References
Rivera Reference PN171.F56 A63 2007

Chicago

Online Guides:
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (Chicago Manual of Style Online)
History: Documenting Sources (prepared by DianaHacker.com)

Turabian

Online Guides:
Turabian Citation Style (pdf), 7th edition (UC Riverside Libraries)
Turabian Style Guide, 6th edition (the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
Turabian Style, 6th edition (Bridgewater State College Libraries)

Official Guide: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (7th edition) Rivera Reference LB2369 .T87 2007

AAA (American Anthropological Association)

Online Guides:
AAA Style Guide

ASA (American Sociological Association)

Online Guides:
ASA Quick Style Guide (American Sociological Association)

Official Guide: ASA style guide (4th edition) Rivera Reference HM73 .A54 2010