REFERENCE SHELF: Style Manuals and Citation Guides
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APA Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
A quick resource for citing references in papers using the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001). Provided by The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [Full Description] http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPA.html
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APA Exposed: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About APA Format but Were Afraid to Ask
Online tutorial presented by Wendy K. Mages, Harvard Graduate School of Education. The tutorial, a collaboration between Gutman Library's Writing Services & the Learning Technologies Center is based on a highly regarded workshop entitled by the same name.[Full Description] http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=apa_exposed
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APA Format
Provided by the University of Minnesota, Crookston Library. This crib sheet is a guide to the APA style, 6th edition.[Full Description] http://umclibrary.crk.umn.edu/apa6thedition.pdf
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APA Style - Electronic References
Excerpts from the new 5th edition of the Publication Manual. The material provided covers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite electronic media. [Full Description] http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
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APA Style Essentials
Provided by Vanguard University of Southern California. "The purpose of this document is to provide a common core of elements of APA style that all members of an academic dept can adopt as minimal standards for any assignment that specifies APA style."[Full Description] URL too long to display
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APA Style Guide
Provided by the University of Southern Mississippi Library. Includes examples for citing books, journals, dissertations, other media, and electronic information. [Full Description] http://www.lib.usm.edu/help/style_guides/apa.html
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Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper
Designed by Duke University, this guide provides answers to specific questions related to citing sources, a comparative look at formats for APA, Chicago, MLA and Turabian.[Full Description] http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/works_cited.htm
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BibMe
Free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting. [Full Description] http://www.bibme.org/
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Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
Includes some common examples of materials cited in both the humanities style and the author-date system. [Full Description] URL too long to display
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Citation & Style Guides
Lists links to many styles guides: APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago and more. Site provided by Concordia University Libraries. [Full Description] http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/citations.html
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Citation and Bibliography formats
Covers a variety of formats including APA, Chicago Style, Columbia, MLA, and electronic sources[Full Description] http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/style_manuals.html
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Citation Builder
Assists you in constructing bibliographical references in either the MLA, APA, CSE, or Chicago style manuals. [Full Description] http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/index.php
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Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
Sample citations of government resources using the Modern Language Association style manual.[Full Description] URL too long to display
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EasyBib
An automatic bibliography and citation maker. MLA style format is free. [Full Description] http://easybib.com/
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Elements of Style
This classic work by Willaim Strunk is intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It gives the main requirements of plain English style and concentrates on the rules of usage most often abused.[Full Description] http://www.bartleby.com/141/
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Forms of Address
From Infoplease website. Inludes how to address academics, college or university personnel; clerical and religious orders; government officials; military and naval officers, and some professions.[Full Description] http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001618.html
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Guide for Writing Research Papers based on MLA Documentation
An award winning page on the Modern Language Association's guide to doing research, taking notes, quoting, plagiarism and formatting papers.[Full Description] http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
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Harvard (Author/Date) Style
Also known as the Harvard Style or Harvard Referencing. It is an author-date style (it does not have references as footnotes or a numbered referencing system.)[Full Description] http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/cite/harvard_dis/
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KnightCite
Assists you in constructing proper citations in either the MLA, APA, or Chicago style formats. [Full Description] http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/
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MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide
A useful, detailed summary of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed., 2009) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed., 2008) created by the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University. [Full Description] URL too long to display
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NoodleBib Express
Free from NoodleTools. Need one or two quick citations? Generate them in NoodleBib Express & copy/paste into document. Incl. MLA, APA, & Chicago/Turabian styles. Note: citations cannot be saved or exported to a word processor using this version of tool.[Full Description] http://noodletools.com/login.php
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Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
Designed for anyone who wants to write better, Nuts and Bolts includes rules as well as a framework for how to analyze essays, from their overall structure down to individual words.[Full Description] http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
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Online English Grammar
Search the alphabetical subject list for an explanation on how to use the different components of English grammar. Also provides a keyword search feature.[Full Description] http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/
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Online! Citation Styles
Detailed advice for citing online sources. Includes MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE, and links to other styles. [Full Description] http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
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OttoBib
Free site. Enter ISBN to create a citation for a bibliography. Includes MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian style formats and BibTex file format and Wikipedia. [Full Description] http://www.ottobib.com/
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Plain Language
A guide for writing user-friendly documents (click on Federal Plain Language Guidelines.)[Full Description] http://www.plainlanguage.gov/
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RefWorks
[UCSD Only]
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic service that enables users to collect, create, and manage citations. First time users will need to set up an individual account.[Full Description] http://www.refworks.com/refworks Tutorial
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Son of Citation Machine
Let this web tool automatically format your bibliographic citation in MLA, APA, Turabian or Chicago styles.[Full Description] http://citationmachine.net/
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Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
This guide to citation formats & styles presented by Dartmouth College has 2 purposes: it acts as a handbook with answers to the why, when & how in citing sources, and it presents a code of ethics concerning plagarism.[Full Description] http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/sources/
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UsingEnglish.com
Provides a large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools and resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. [Full Description] http://www.usingenglish.com/ |
