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Quick citation guides
These are brief, 2 - 4-page guides providing the basics of how to use each citation style. Meant to be a quick reference for how to cite articles and books, principally.
- MLA Citation Style GuideThe citation style used in most English and humanities courses.
(For detailed MLA help, see the online guide Create Your MLA Style Citations.)
- APA Citation Style GuideThe citation style used in most social science courses.
(For detailed APA help, see the online guide Create Your APA Style Citations.)
- AMA Citation Style GuideThe citation style used in most health courses.
- Chicago Citation Style GuideUsed in history and humanities courses.
- Bluebook Legal Citation Style GuideUsed for citing legal cases, codes, and statutes for both primary and secondary sources.
Create your citations
- APA Style CitationsGives detailed examples of how to format citations in APA style for the Reference list at the end of your academic papers as well as in-text citation examples.
- MLA Style CitationsGives detailed examples of how to format citations in MLA style for the Works Cited page at the end of your academic papers.
Online resources on citation styles
- Purdue OWL: Research and Citation
A highly regarded source on online information for three major citation styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago. Includes detailed examples from many formats.
- Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new window
Provides electronic access to the Chicago Manual of Style which contains recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices. You can search this source, browse its table of contents and index, enter a section number, and view the 15th edition.
- APA Interactive (7th ed.) - Massey University (NZ)
Allows you to select a type of source and view customized interactive examples of how to format APA Style references and in-text citations. - APA Style - Excelsior College OWL
Thorough guide to both the 7th and 6th editions of APA citation style, with examples for many varieties of sources. - MLA Interactive (8th edition) - Massey University (NZ)Allows you to select a type of source and view customized interactive examples of how to format MLA Style works cited list and in-text citations.
- MLA Style - Excelsior College OWLThorough guide to the 8th edition of MLA citation style, with examples for many varieties of sources.
