Research
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.
- CBE Style Guide from OSU
Based on the Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers,
6th edition, 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 OSU
Based on the MLA Handbooks for Writers of Research Papers,
4th edition, this guide provides examples for citing books; anthologies
and works in anthologies; encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and
newspaper articles; reviews; works of art; television programs; sournd
recordings; online databases; and Internet resources.
- 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).
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Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
The page includes sample citations for a variety of government information sources.
- NoodleTools
This site offers an interactive bibliography composer called "NoodleBib" that produces bibliographies in the correct MLA format!
