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Selected Resources for Citation Styles
There are many useful online resources to guide you in the proper use of citation styles. We list just a few of the best ones here.
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OWL: The Purdue Online Writing Lab is certainly one of the best and most comprhensive online resources available on just about every aspect of academic writing. There is a wealth of valuable information to be found in this high quality resource. Take the time to explore this site in detail. It has much to offer beyond guidance in citation styles.
Look first at the two pages that are linked below from the Research and Citation section. Be certain to scroll down to the bottom of each page for a list of additonal sections, with examples of citations for various types of sources (books, articles, etc.) for each style.
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APA Research Style Crib Sheet by Professor Russ Dewey & Dr. Abel Scribe, PhD, January 2007. And extensive summary of rules for using APA style for all aspects of a research paper including editorial style, page formats and documentation. Includes highly detailed sample references.
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Research and Documentation Online offers the following features:
An extensive annotated list of specialized sources for more than 30 disciplines. The resources are organized by type - databases and indexes, Web resources, and reference books - under four main categories: Humanities, Social Sciences, History, and Sciences.
Guidelines for documenting print and online sources. These guidelines provide the most current advice available for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE styles.
Sample papers with annotations for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE styles.Tips for evaluating print and online sources.
A list of style manuals for a variety of disciplines.
A glossary of research terms.(This information is also available in a print booklet by Diana Hacker, Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age - includes 2009 MLA & 2010 APA Updates, 4th edition, © 2010, Bedford/St. Martin's Press.)