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APA

APA Citation Style
http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm
Web site posted by the Long Island University B. David Schwartz Library.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

APA Citation Style
http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/apagd.php
Web page provided by The Ohio State University Libraries.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

APA Documentation Style
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

APA Referencing 2008
http://library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/referencing/apa.pdf
Courtesy of Curtin University of Technology in Australia.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

APA Style Citations and References
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/apa_citations.html
Courtesy of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Libraries.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

APA Style Examples from the International Journal of Drug Testing
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/journal/citation.html
(Last checked 11/24/09)

DocsCite
http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/govdocs/docscite/docscite.htm
Javascript engine generates both APA and MLA citations for government documents. Just fill in the forms. Courtesy of Ken Furuta, Government Documents Service, Arizona State University Libraries; Telephone: (480) 965-3387.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Psych Web's APA Style Resources
http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Using American Psychological Association Format
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
Tips from the Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

ASA

American Sociological Association
Preparation Checklist for ASA Manuscripts
http://www.asanet.org/galleries/default-file/asaguidelinesnew.pdf
(Last checked 11/24/09)

American Sociological Association
Quick Style Guide for Students Writing Sociology Papers
http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Sociology+Depts&name=Quick+Style+Guide
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/01/
(Last checked 11/24/09)

MLA

Citation Wizard
http://workscited.tripod.com/
Generated MLA style citations.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Citing Government Information Sources (MLA)
http://www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu/subjects/guides/government/cite.html
Source: Patrick Ragains, Business and Government Information Librarian, University of Nevada, Reno; GOVDOC-L, January 23, 2001.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

MLA Citation Style
http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm
Web site posted by the Long Island University B. David Schwartz Library.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

MLA Documentation
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

MLA Style : Citing Electronic Sources
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/elecmla.html
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

MLA Style Guide: Citations and Bibliographies
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/mla_citations.html
Courtesy of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Libraries.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

North Carolina State's Citation Builder
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php
Generated citations for both APA and MLA.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Using Modern Language Association Format
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
Tips from the Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Chicago Style

Chicago Author-Date Referencing 2008
http://library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/referencing/chicago.pdf
Courtesy of the Curtin University of Technology, Australia
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Chicago Citation Style
http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citchi.htm
Courtesy of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Chicago Manual of Style
http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/chicago1.php
http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/chicago2.php
Courtesy of Williams College Libraries.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Chicago Style: Citing Electronic Sources
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html#electronic
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Chicago Style Documentation
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Chicago Style (Works Cited, or References)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChiWorksCited.html
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Specialized Area or Type Guides

American Chemical Society Citation Style
http://pubs.acs.org/books/references.shtml
(Last checked 11/24/09)

American Medical Association (AMA) Style Guide
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html
Based on American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th ed., 1998. This is a guide to the most frequently used entries. If you need additional help, check out the print American Medical Association Manual of Style. Web site posted by the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

American Medical Association (AMA) Style Guide
http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citama.htm
Based on American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th ed., 1998. This is a guide to the most frequently used entries. If you need additional help, check out the print American Medical Association Manual of Style. Web site posted by the Long Island University B. David Schwartz Library.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

American Political Science Association Documentation
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPSA.html
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

American Society for Horticultural Science Style Manual
http://www.ashs.org/downloads/style_manual.pdf
(Last checked 11/24/09)

American Society of Chemical Engineers Citation Guide
http://www.pubs.asce.org/authors/index.html
(Last checked 11/24/09)

History Papers: Citing Electronic Information
http://history.memphis.edu/mcrouse/elcite.html
by Maurice Crouse, Department of History, The University of Memphis.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

IFLANet Style Guides and Resources
http://www.ifla.org/I/training/citation/citing.htm
A compilation of resources by IFLA.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Numbered References (Science)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocNumberedReferences.html
Courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Online Citation Styles
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
Online! provides citation styles for the total range of online information: World Wide Web site, Email message, Web discussion forum posting, Listserv message, Newsgroup message, Real-time communication, Telnet, FTP, and gopher sites. Detailed descriptions and examples of each are given for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE. The guide is helpful in defining distinctions between citing the whole site versus citing one page or part of a site, and citing personal versus professional sites. The various types of web publications are clearly explained. This site would be most useful for students of all ages working on papers that involve the vast and varied elements of the online environment. Courtesy of St. Martin's Press.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Sample Film/Video Citations Using Common Citation Styles
http://www.library.american.edu/subject/film/film_citing_styles.html
This American University Library style guide covers APA - American Psychological Association, Chicago A, Chicago B, MLA - Modern Language Association, Turabian (Bibliography), Turabian (Reference List).
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Sociology Format Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_docsocio.html
Courtesy of the Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Suggested Citation Styles for Census Bureau Internet Information
http://www.census.gov/main/www/citation.html
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Citation Generators

BibMe
http://www.bibme.org/
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Citation Wizard
http://21cif.imsa.edu/tools/citation/
http://21cif.imsa.edu/tools/
Template converts to MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE and ISO Standard styles. Courtesy of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

DocsCite
http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/govdocs/docscite/docscite.htm
DocsCite is a step-by-step guide to putting government publication citations into proper style format such as MLA or APA.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

EndNote
http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/endnote
Many people capture bibliographic information using EndNote. EndNote allows one to generate citations for APA, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, Turabian, Science and other journal-specific bibliographic citation styles.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

KnightCite Citation Creation Tool
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/
This site generates citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles. Courtesy of the Calvin College Heckman Libraray.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Landmarks Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/
Handles both MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago citations.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

NoodleBib Express
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
This free version of NoobleBib supports APA or MLA styles. It will prompt you with a series of questions to help you generate the appropriate citation.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

North Carolina State's Citation Builder
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php
Generated citations for both APA and MLA.
(Last checked 11/24/09)

Print Citation Manuals and Style Guides

American Chemical Society Style Guide

American Mathematical Society Manual for Authors of Mathematical Papers

American Medical Association Manual of Style

American Political Science Association Style Manual for Political Science

American Society of Agronomy Publications Handbook and Style Manual

Associated Press Stylebook

Chicago Manual of Style

Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources : a Manual for Social Science and Business Research, 3rd edition

Harcourt Guide to MLA Documentation

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Turabian's Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

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