Citation Guides on the Web

  • Bedford/St. Martin's: Research & Documentation Online, by Diana Hacker.
    This site provides citation guidelines for the humanities, social sciences, history, and sciences. Choose the appropriate discipline, then click "Documenting Sources" for citation help.

  • APA Style Guide from OSU
    Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, this guide provides examples for citing books; book chapters; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; Government Printing Office and ERIC reports; online databases; and Internet resources.

  • CSE Style Guide from OSU
    Based on Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th edition, 2006 (T11 S386 2006). The developers of this citation style were formerly known as the Council of Biology Editors (CBE). This guide provides examples for citing books; book chapters; journal articles; conference papers and abstracts; technical reports; and dissertations theses.

  • Chicago Style Guide from OSU
    Based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, this guide provides examples in Author-Date style (used in the sciences) as well as the Notes-Bibliography style (used in the arts, literature, and history) for citing books; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; e-books and journals; and Internet resources.

  • MLA Style Guide from Purdue
    Based on the MLA Handbooks for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition with a separate link for the 7th edition.

  • Turabian Style Guide from OSU
    Based on the A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition, this guide provides examples in "Humanities" as well as "Scientific" styles for citing books; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; and online databases.

  • Citing Net Resources Quick Guide from OSU
    This guide shows the elements commonly used when creating bibliographic references for Internet sources. It is a research aid, not a definitive source on citation format. (APA & MLA format only)

  • Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
    This guide provides the most common examples of government document citations based on the book by Li & Crane "Electronic Styles: An Expanded Guide to Citing Electronic Information" (1996).

  • Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
    The page includes sample citations for a variety of government information sources.

  • "How to Cite an Image" from the University of Cincinnati
    This site provides a handy guide that details how to properly cite an image (using a variety of citation formats).

  • How to Cite Music, Sound Recordings and Other Media from Williams College
    A useful resource non-traditional resources including video recordings, television and radio programs.