Citation Help

 

How do I cite this?

Sometimes the hardest part of writing a paper is figuring out how to cite the sources you use.  Books, articles, reference books, and web sites all have to be cited differently.

Try our new citation management program:  NoodleTools

Here is information about common citation styles: 

MLA Format

• MLA Format  from Purdue
  • Electronic Resources  (substantial changes  from the 5th edition)
• Documenting Sources - MLA   by Donna Harnack
  • What's new in MLA 2009

APA Format

• APA Format (6th ed.) from Purdue
• APA Style Help

APSA  (Political Sciences)

• APSA Style Manual

CBE Style (Biology)

• Documenting Sources -CBE  by  Donna Harnack

Chicago Style

• Documenting Sources - Chicago  by Donna Harnack

Legal

• Basic Legal Citation 

Help with Citing Electronic Resources

• Documenting Electronic Resources from Purdue
• Research and Documentation Online   by Donna Harnack

Online Citation Formatters

Some websites have online tools that will allow you to format citations:

• Landmark Citation Machine
• KnightCite   (created by Hekman Library at Calvin College)