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How to Cite Books, Articles, and Electronic Sources
Most instructors require formatted citations for reference lists, citation lists, and bibliographies. The following list includes style manuals used at CCSJ for books and articles. The Web pages below will guide you in the proper citation format for electronic sources (e-mail, Web pages, etc.) in various styles (APA, MLA, Turabian): The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003.
[Ref. Z 253 .U69 2003] Using Chicago to Cite Documents and Sources / Bedford/St. Martins. [http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html] A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations / Kate Turabian. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
[Ref. LB 2369 .T8 1996]. Turabian Citation and Format Style Guide/ Bucknell Information Services and Resources, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. [http://www.bucknell.edu/img/assets/6535/turabian.pdf] MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers / Joseph Gibaldi. 6th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
[Ref. LB 2369 .G53 2003] MLA Citation Examples / by HCC Library, Honolulu Community College Library. [http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/mlahcc.html] Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001. Also known as APA Manual.
[Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001]
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Pychological Association. [http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html] Quick Reference For APA Citations / Western Washington University. [http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/apamsw.doc] A Writer's Reference / Diana Hacker. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford Books, 1999.
[Ref. PE 1408 .H2778 1999] Research and Documentation Online / Diana Hacker. [http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc/] From any Ebscohost page, click the "help" link in the upper right corner. Then, under "Contents" on the left side, click "Styles of Citation." Select the style you require. For example, you might choose that of the American Psychological Association. Note the basic reference format and any examples given. Citation BuildersNorth Carolina State University's LOBO (Library Online Basic Orientation) Citation Builder developed by the librarians at NCSU. [http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php] The SLATE (Strategic Learning and Teaching Environment) Citation Machine developed by David Warlick of the Landmark Project.
[http://citationmachine.net/] |
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