Writing Resources - Style Guides

Citation Makers

Forms to create your citations

BibMe Bibliography Maker (http://www.bibme.org/)
A free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA 7th, APA 5th, Chicago 15th, and Turabian formatting. Note: Check information from any citation maker against the manual for accuracy.
CitationBuilder for APA 6th & MLA 7th (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) (http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/citationbuilder/)
Select the type of item you wish to cite, add the data, and it creates the citation for you. Note: Check information from any citation maker against the manual for accuracy.
KnightCite Citation Service for MLA 7th & APA 6th (Calvin College) (http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php)
Cite your resources in MLA 7th, APA 6th or Chicago style. Provided by the Hekman Library at Calvin College. Note: Check information from any citation maker against the manual for accuracy.
OSLIS Citation Maker (MLA 7th, APA 6th) (http://secondary.educator.oslis.org/resources/cm/)
Use to Create citations for your papers and to teach students grades 3-12 how to cite resources. For both students and K-12 teachers. Note: Check information from any citation maker against the manual for accuracy.
Tutorial on Creating References in Microsoft Word (http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/word/references.asp)
A short tutorial on how to create in-text citations and references quickly in your Word 2007 document. Provided by Florida Gulf Coast University. Note: Check information from any citation maker against the manual for accuracy.

Model Documents/Samples

Examples of documents written for business, humanities and natural & applied sciences. Humanities Works has APA, MLA and Chicago Styles illustrated. An example of an APA annotated Bibliography.

Manuscript APA 6th ed. Corrected Sample of Figure 2.3 Meta Analysis (http://www.apastyle.org/manual/related/sample-meta-analysis.pdf)
Corrections for pages 57-59 in APA 6th ed 2010 manual. (posted 10/15/09)
Manuscript APA 6th ed. Corrected Sample of Figure 2.1 Experiment paper (http://www.apastyle.org/manual/related/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf)
Corrections for pages 41-53 in APA 6th ed 2010 manual. (posted 10/15/09)
Manuscript APA 6th ed. Corrected Sample of Figure 2.2 Experiment paper (http://www.apastyle.org/manual/related/sample-experiment-paper-2.pdf)
Corrections for pages 54-56 in APA 6th ed 2010 manual. (posted 10/15/09)
Annotated Bibliographies (APA & MLA and Chicago Style) (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/)
Samples of an annotated bibliography.
Business & Technical Writing (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/modeldocs/business.htm)
Samples of letters, proposals, progress reports, international correspondence, resumes, questionaires and brochures.
Humanities Works (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/modeldocs/humanities.htm)
Samples of papers written in MLA, APA, and Chicago style, film reviews, journal entries and portfolio assessments.
Interview transcript sample (http://www.accentance.com/docs/sample1.htm)
Gives two sample formats for transcribing interviews
Natural & Applied Sciences (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/modeldocs/natural.htm)
Samples of a Lab Report, Research proposals, and for Review, AIP or CBE Papers.
Preparing an Annotated Bibliography (http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm)
Describes what an annotated bibliography is and how to construct one with examples in APA and MLA format.

AMA (Marketing)

The American Marketing Association

AMA Format from ResearchWiki (http://researchwiki.lndlibrary.org/index.php/AMAFormat)
Style used for publications in Marketing and Advertising. Based on APA format. Includes link to Reference Format List.

AMA (Medical) 10th ed.

AMA 10th ed. Style Quick Reference (University of Washington) (http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html)
A page of samples of the most commonly cited works.
AMA Style Citations & References (American Journal of Public Health page) (http://www.ajph.org/misc/ama_references.shtml)
In text and Reference documentation with emphasis on common errors made in citing research. Includes personal conversation and unpublished works formats.

APA 6th edition

APA 6th ed. Formatting & Style Guide (OWL at Purdue University) (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)
The 6th edition of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
DOI Finder (http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/)
Search by article title to find the DOI number assigned to the article. Some articles won't have DOI numbers.
APA Reference Style Guide (http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm#top)
Good source for ERIC Document citation examples. From Northern Michigan University.
APA 6th In-text Citations the Basics (OWL at Purdue University) (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/)
How to cite a quote or paraphrase within the paragraph of your paper.
Publication Manual of APA, 6th edition (July 2009 printing) - Corrections (http://supp.apa.org/style/pubman-reprint-corrections-for-2e.pdf)
Links to the corrections made in the APA 6th edition first printing.
Publication Manual of the APA, 6th edition ()
The definitive guide to APA style. Reference book in the Library. (Ref BF76.7 .P83 2010)
APA 6th Style Citation Tutorial (http://caspian.switchinc.org/~tutorials/mod6/02-parts-citation.html)
Shows parts of a citation and how those parts will look in APA format.
APA Style Guide - In-Text Citation (http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/apa/in_text.html)
Examples of how the reference looks in the paragraph, the text of your document.
Citing Sources in APA 6th ed, MLA,7th ed. and Chicago Style 15th ed. (Duke University) (http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited)
Clear examples of how to cite print and electronic materials in APA, MLA and Chicago Style. (Duke University)

Chicago 15th edition

A brief sample of a paper written in Chicago Style using footnotes & bibliography (http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/citing_chicnotes.html#sample1)
A sample of how a paper looks in Chicago Style, using Notes & Bibliography
Chicago Citation Style, for the sciences-color coded version (http://www.library.illinois.edu/learn/tutorials/chicago.html)
Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html)
Clear examples for citing using the Notes and Bibliography, and the Author-Date Styles.
Sample of a paper written using Chicago Style (http://dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Bish-CMS.pdf)
Shows a paper with side notes explaining each area of the paper.
Chicago Manual of Style Guide Tutorial (http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/chicago/honline.html)
Samples of citation. View details names the citation parts. Gives In-Text examples.
Chicago Manual of Style - Examples (http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/chicagogd.html)
Gives examples of in text, footnotes and References citations.
Chicago Manual of Style FAQs (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/cmosfaq.html)
Searchable site from the University of Chicago Press.
Chicago Style Guide - In Text Citation for the Humanities (http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/chicago/htext.html)
Examples of how the reference looks in the paragraph, the text of your document.
Chicago Style Guide - In Text Citation for the Social Sciences (http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/chicago/sstext.html)
Examples of how the reference looks in the paragraph, the text of your document.
Samples and short overview of Chicago Style (http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c10_s3.html)

MLA 7th edition

MLA 7th ed. examples (Scottsdale CC) (http://library-guides.scottsdalecc.edu/content.php?pid=20236&sid=319995#)
Examples of citing books, magazines, journals, videos, etc. and instructions for citing in your paper and a works cited page.
MLA 7th ed. Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue University) (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/)
Offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed ()
The definitive guide for MLA style. Reference book in the library (Ref LB2369 .G53 2009)
Citing Sources in APA 6th ed, MLA,7th ed. and Chicago Style 15th ed. (Duke University) (http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited)
Clear examples of how to cite print and electronic materials in APA, MLA and Chicago Style. (Duke University)
MLA 7th ed. examples of in-text (parenthetical) citations from Williams College. (http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/mla.php)
Shows examples of how to cite quotations and paraphrasing in your paper.
MLA 7th ed. Style Guide - In Text Citation (U of North Carolina) (http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/mla/)
Examples of how the reference looks in the paragraph, the text of your document.
MLA 7th ed. Tutorial from City University of New York (http://library.hunter.cuny.edu/tutorials/mla/mla_tutorial.html)
Teaches how to format the title page, produce in-text citations, and create a Works Cited page for various types of resources.
OSLIS MLA 7th ed. Citation Maker (http://secondary.educator.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationss)
Generates citations in MLA style based on information you provide about your resources. Designed for elementary and high school students.

Turabian 6th edition

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses & Dissertations, 6th ed. ()
The definitive guide for MLA style. Reference book in the library (Ref LB2369 .G53 2003)
Turabian Citation Guide - Examples (http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/turabiangd.html)
Examples of citations from books, articles and online resources. (Ohio State University)
Turabian Style (http://www.bridgew.edu/library/turabian.cfm)
Examples of citations in Turabian style.
Turabian Style Guide (http://www.lib.usm.edu/research/guides/turabian.html)
Examples of citations in Turabian style.