Citing Sources

A Guide for Writing Research Papers
This guide, based on Modern Language Association (MLA) style, offers examples of works cited in a variety of media. Also see the companion guide based on APA (American Psychological Association) style. By Charles Darling, Professor of English, Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut.

Purdue University On-line Writing Lab: OWL Handouts
OWL's Research Papers handouts cover a wide range of citation issues: paraphrasing, plagiarism, documenting online sources, and using MLA and APA formats.

Researchpaper.com
See the Writing Center>Writing Research Papers & Citing Sources. Purdue University's Online Writing Lab is a content partner.

Bibliography Style Handbook
Three different citation styles are covered: the American Psychological Association (APA) style, the new Modern Languages Association (MLA) style, and the old MLA style. From the Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
A writer's guide and handbook with a Documenting Sources section. By Chuck Guilford, Associate Professor of English, Boise State University.

Columbia Guide to Online Style
A guide to using the humanities style (MLA and Chicago) and scientific style (APA and CBE) for citing electronically-accessed sources. From The Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor (Columbia UP, 1998).

online! Citation Styles
How to use the MLA. APA, Chicago, and CBE (Council of Biology Editors) styles to cite and document online sources. From Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000).

The English Pages
Publisher Addison Wesley Longman provides two online citation guides: J.D. Lester's Citing Cyberspace and Janice Walker's Composition Research on the World Wide Web.

Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information
Two citation formats are offered: American Psychological Association (APA) Embellished Style and Modern Language Association (MLA) Embellished Style. Formats are based on Xia Li and Nancy Crane's Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information (1996).

Library of Congress: Citing Electronic Sources
Guidelines for citing films, legal documents, maps, recorded sound, photographs and drawings, special presentations, and texts.

A+ Research & Writing for High School and College Students
Go to Links>Links for Writing>Citing Sources for a long list of citation resources. From the Internet Public Library at the University of Michigan School of Information.

IFLA: Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
A listing of style guides and citation resources available on the Internet. From the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations).