Citation Style Guide
This guide is meant to provide general examples. Spacing and format may not reproduce accurately online. Check the links to online citation resources below or use format guides on reserve at the Circulation Desk. YOU are responsible for verifying your own citations.
| Citing a Book* | |
| APA | Cook, D. A. (1981). A History of narrative film. New York: Norton. |
| MLA | Cook, David A. A History of Narrative Film. New York: Norton, 1981. |
| Chicago | Cook, David. A History of Narrative Film. New York: Norton, 1981. |
| AMA | Cook, DA. A History of Narrative Film. New York: Norton; 1981. |
| Turabian | Cook, David A. A History of Narrative Film. New York: Norton, 1981. |
| Citing a Print Journal Article* | |
| APA | Fox, J. (1999). What in the world happened to economics? Fortune, 139(5), 90-102. |
| MLA | Cooksey, Elizabeth C. "Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for Children's Cognitive Development." Journal of Marriage and the Family 59 (1997): 245-61. |
| Chicago | Cooksey, Elizabeth. "Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for Children's Cognitive Development." Journal of Marriage and the Family 59 (1997):245-261. |
| AMA | Cooksey, E. Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for Children's Cognitive Development. J. Marriage Fam. 1997;59:245-261. |
| Turabian | Cooksey, Elizabeth. "Consequences of Young Mothers' Marital Histories for Children's Cognitive Development." Journal of Marriage and the Family 59 (1997): 245-261. |
| Citing a Journal Article from an Electronic Database* | |
| APA | Fox, J. (1999) What in the world happened to economics? Fortune, 139(5), 90-102. Retrieved June 12, 1999, from Expanded Academic ASAP database. |
| MLA | Fox, Justin. "What in the World Happened to Economics?" Fortune 15 Mar. 1999: 90-102. Expanded Academic ASAP. Slippery Rock University. 12 June 1999 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/sshe_sru> |
| Chicago | Fox, Justin. "What in the World Happened to Economics? Fortune 139 (1999). Available: UMI’s Proquest Direct; ADDRESS: http://proquest.umi.com/. (May 5, 1999). |
| AMA | Fox J. What in the world happened to economics? Fortune [serial online]. 1999;139:90-102. Available at:http://infotrac.galegroup.com. Accessed April 7, 1999. |
| Turabian | Fox, Justin. "What in the World Happened to Economics?". Fortune 139 (March 15, 1999): 139(5). Database on-line. Available from Expanded Academic Index, Article A16998760. |
| Citing a Web Page* | |
| APA | Student Judicial Affairs, UC Davis. (2001). Avoiding plagiarism: Mastering the art of scholarship. Retrieved February 3, 2002 from http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm |
| MLA | Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship. 2001. Student Judicial Affairs, UC Davis. 3 February 2002 <http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm>. |
| Chicago | Student Judicial Affairs. "Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship". October 2001. UC Davis. <http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm>(3 February 2002). |
| AMA | Student Judicial Affairs, UC Davis. Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship. Available at: http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm. Accessed February 3, 2002. |
| Turabian | Student Judicial Affairs, UC Davis. Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship. October 2001. Internet on-line. Available from <http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm>. [3 February 2002]. |
| Citing a Government Document* | |
| APA | National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. |
| MLA | National Institute of Mental Health. Television and behavior: Ten years of scientific progress. Washington: GPO, 1982. |
| Chicago | National Institute of Mental Health. Television and behavior: Ten years of scientific progress. Washington, D.C., 1982. |
| AMA | National Institute of Mental Health. Television and behavior: Ten years of scientific progress. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1982. DHHS Publication No. A 82-1195. |
| Turabian | National Institute of Mental Health. Television and behavior: Ten years of scientific progress. Washington, DC, 1982. |
| Citing Audiovisual Media* | |
| APA | DeNonno, T. (Director). (1985). Itzak Perlman: In my case music. [Videocassette]. New York: DeNonno Pix. |
| MLA | Itzak Perlman: In My Case Music. Dir. Tony DeNonno. DeNonno Pix, 1985. |
| Chicago | Perlman, Itzak. Itzak Perlman: In My Case Music. Produced and directed by Tony DeNonno. 10 min. DeNonno Pix, 1985. Videocassette. |
| AMA | Itzak Perlman: In My Case Music. [videotape]. New York: DeNonno Pix; 1985. |
| Turabian | Perlman, Itzak. Itzak Perlman: In My Case Music. Produced and directed by Tony DeNonno. 10 min. DeNonno Pix, 1985. Videocassette. |
* Check individual style guides (on reserve at the Library Circulation Desk) to confirm examples, punctuation, spacing, underlining, and quotations. Additional examples will be provided there for multiple authors, parts of works, etc.
Links to Online Citation Resources
- The Citation Machine, Landmark Project for Schools. Format MLA and APA.
- EasyBib.com. Format MLA.
- Concordia University Libraries, Citation and Style Guides, September 2001.
- Duke Libraries. Citing Sources, Guide to Library Research, November 2002.
- Gunnels, Claire, Shielda Welling and Sue Goodwin. MLA Style: Paper and Electronic. Kingwood College Library Online, 1999.
- Karper, Erin. Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources, Online Writing Lab, Purdue University, June 2001.
- Kunka, Jennifer Liethen, Joe Barbato. Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format, Online Writing Lab, Purdue University, December 2000.
- Neyhart, David, Erin Karper. Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (updated to 5th edition), Online Writing Lab, Purdue University, November 2001.
- Turabian Guide, University of Southern Mississippi.
- APA Style, American Psychological Association
- MLA Style, Modern Language Association