How to Cite Electronic & Print Resources
This is a compilation of online and print sources of the major style guides. Most print sources are located in the Ready Reference area near the Reference Desk.
Langsdale Library Guides to Citation Style
- Citing Sources: APA Style (long version)
- Citing Sources: APA Style (short version)
- Citing Sources: MLA Style (short version)
BASIC ELEMENTS TO INCLUDE WHEN CITING ELECTRONIC SITES:
In general, a citation of an Internet source should include at least the
following information, the arrangement of which may differ from style
to style:
1. Name of author or sponsoring agency, if any
2. Full title of document
3. Description of context, i.e., title of journal, newspaper or electronic
list
4. Date of electronic publication or last update notice, if available
5. Date when text retrieved from the Web
6. Electronic address of site (URL)
Turabian Style Guides Online:
Information Services and Resources - Bucknell University - Turabian
A good starting point for traditional sources and a few types of electronic
documents.
http://www.isr.bucknell.edu/img/assets/6535/turabian.pdf
C.W. Post Library - Long Island University
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition.
Color-coded for quick reference.
http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/cittur.htm
Turabian Style Guide in Print:
Title: Manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations
Published: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996
Author: Turabian, Kate L.
Call number: Ref LB2369.T8 1996 (Ready Reference)
MLA Style Guides Online:
Citing Electronic Sources: MLA Style (UMUC)
http://www.umuc.edu/library/guides/mla.html
Information Services and Resources- Bucknell University - MLA
http://www.isr.bucknell.edu/img/assets/6535/mla.pdf
Modern Language Association - Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style
http://www.mla.org/style_faq
MLA Style Guides in Print:
Title: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Published: New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003
Author: Gibaldi, Joseph
Call number: Ref LB2369.G53 2003 (Ready Reference)
Title: Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook with Both the MLA and
APA Documentation Styles
Published: Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College, 1999
Author: Winkler, Anthony C.
Call number: Ref LB2369.W56 1999 (Ready Reference)
APA Style Guides Online:
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological
Association - Citing e-mail, web site, quotations, and general reference
information.
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
APA Style Guides in Print:
Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Published: Washington: American Psychological Association, 2001
Author: American Psychological Association
Call number: Ref BF 76.7.P83 2001 (Ready Reference)
Other Style Guides Online:
NoodleBib - for a small fee create and edit APA and MLA-style bibliographies
online and save it as a .rtf document
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/index.html
Uncle Sam - BRIEF GUIDE TO CITING GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS -
Citations for issuing agency, state data center publications, microform
collections (i.e., SRI, ASI, CRSI), and much more….
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/citeweb.html
Cornell Law School : Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2003
ed.)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
Citing Government Information Sources using MLA Style
http://www.library.unr.edu/depts/bgic/guides/government/cite.html
Citation Styles MLA, APA, Chicago Style, CBE Style (Council of Biology
Editors), Other Styles
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
Other Style Guides in Print:
Title: Form and Style : Research Papers, Reports, Theses
Published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997
Author: Slade, Carole
Call number: Ref LB2369.C3 1997 (Ready Reference)
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