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Citation and Documentation Guides
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style

 

MLA Citations  (PDF)
Works cited examples, compiled by librarians at Lone Star College–Tomball and Community Library, based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. by Joseph Gibaldi.

URL List for MLA Citations   
You will find this list of database URLs helpful if you need to cite an electronic resource using the MLA format.
MLA Citations by LIU 
Works cited examples, compiled by Robert Delaney of Long Island University Library (LIUL), based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. by Joseph Gibaldi.
FAQs about MLA style
These frequently asked questions about MLA style are added here from www.mla.org - the official site of the Modern Language Association.
Documenting sources from the Web
Sample entries from common web sources from www.mla.org again.
In-text citation examples
This site includes examples of MLA in-text citations. Taken from the site for handbooks by Diana Hacker.
Sample MLA paper (PDF) 
Includes a sample paper from Diana Hacker's site.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Elements to Include in References to Electronic Sources (from APA's site)

In-text citation example (from Diana Hacker's site).

Sample APA paper (PDF) (from Diana Hacker's site)


Chicago & Turabian Style

 

Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide
This guide is put together by the Ohio State University Libraries.

Chicago/Turabian Documentation
A guide by the Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Chicago Style Paper (PDF)
Sample paper from Diana Hacker's site.

Turabian Style Guide
A research guide to help with the format for bibliographies, provided by University of Georgia Libraries.

 


CBE (Council of Biology Editors)/CSE (Council of Science Editors) style

Documenting Sources
Guideline to document resources in CSE style used by Biology and other sciences (from Diana Hacker's site)

CSE/CBE* Documentation
A guide that describes two systems of documentation in CBE/CSE style, the citation-sequence system and the name-year system (from
University of Wisconsin-Madison writing center handout).

Sample Paper in CSE/CBE* style (PDF)
A sample paper written in CBE format (from Diana Hacker's site).




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