SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
ELIZABETH FIGA


Citations MANUALS FOR
Reference and Bibliographic Work


INTRODUCTION

Students are required to have a citation manual for my courses -- you may choose the manual of your choice.  The nature of my courses require citation usage in several assignments and you will be served in good stead to have a manual that you own to use as a ready reference tool.

SELECTED RECOMMENDED MANUALS (CHOOSE ONE): 



 

 



 

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 

 

 


 

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed.). (2003). New York: Modern Language Association of America.

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (6th ed.) (1996). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

RELATED WEBSITES FOR ADDITIONAL REFERENCE:

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism: What It Is And How To Recognize It And Avoid It
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

Research Resources (Explanation of plagiarism, when to cite and guidelines for citation)
http://www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_home.html

BIBLIOPGRAPHY/CITATION MAKERS

Citation Machine: Landmark for Schools
http://www.citationmachine.net

EasyBib
http://easybib.com/

Noodle Tools NoodleBib Starter
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

MLA STYLE

MLA: Bibliography, style guides
http://www.mla.org/

Using MLA Format
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Bibliographies: MLA Format
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/index.htm

MLA Style Citations
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/MLAstyle.pdf

MLA Citation Examples
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/library/mla(2).pdf

MLA Citation Examples: Print
http://oslis.k12.or.us/docs/print.pdf

MLA Citation Examples: Electronic (Video, Film, TV, etc.)
http://oslis.k12.or.us/docs/electronic.pdf

MLA Citation Examples: Internet/Online Databases
http://oslis.k12.or.us/docs/internet.pdf

MLA Citation Examples: Miscellaneous
http://oslis.k12.or.us/docs/miscellaneous.pdf

APA STYLE

Citing Sources in APA Format
http://www.etsu.edu/wcc/APA_Format.PDF

APA Style
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

APA Style Guide
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/apa.html

Bibliography Style Handbook: APA
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/citation_styles.htm

MISCELLEANOUS

Columbia Guide to Online Style
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

Chicago Manual Of Style Citation Guide
http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/sites/guides/chicagogd.html

Turabian Citation and Format Style Guide
http://www.bucknell.edu/x11826.xml

Citation Styles Online
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html

Citing Electronic Documentation: APA, Chicago, and MLA Styles
http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/Student/Graduate/~mstewart/citations/

PREPARING AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Resources on how to prepare/write an annotated bibliography:

THE END OF Citations MANUALS FOR
Reference and Bibliographic Work