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.