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Citing
Your Sources
There are a number
of different styles or formats for citations. Which style you use depends
upon the subject discipline you are working in. If you are uncertain about
which style to use, ask your professor.
Each style includes
the same basic parts of a citation, but may organize them slightly differently.
Note: Most article databases provide a Cite or Citation Tools option for each article that allows users to select a citation style, then copy and paste the correctly formatted citation into their paper. |
Some Commonly
Used Writing Style Guides:
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The
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
The APA style is
often used by students in the social sciences. |
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MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
The MLA (Modern
Language Association) style, is often used by students in languages and
English. |
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A
Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
This commonly-used
style by Kate Turabian is a student version of a longer guide, The Chicago
Manual of Style. |
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Scientific Style and Format, describes
two systems of documentation, the citation-sequence system and the
name-year
system. Also called CBE Format - Council of Biology Editors. |
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Research and Documentation web siteby
Diana Hacker provides examples of documenting sources using MLA, APA, Chicago
(Turabian), and CBE, in the Humanities, Social Sciences, History, and Sciences.
Also includes links to citation style manuals covering Biology to Social
Work. |
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guides (APA, MLA, Chicago, CSE/CBE. AMA, Turabian, and Legal formats with examples are available on the Library's Web site under Citation Guides.
(https://lib.westfield.ma.edu/cite) |
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