Citation Guides

• Understanding Citations
• Style Guides
• Choosing a Citation Style in EBSCO Databases
• Choosing a Citation Style in ProQuest Databases
• Electronic Citation Tools

 

Understanding Citations

How To Read a Citation
The essential components of a citation

 

Style Guides

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 808.06 P976 2001

• 3 copies are available for borrowing
• 1 copy is located in the Reference Collection
  

APA Style Guide to Electronic References
This 2007 supplement is an updated version of section 4.16 of the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, pp. 268–281).

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Alvernia APA Style Guide for Library Database Articles
Tips on the APA style for article databases

Alvernia MLA Style Guide
Tips on using the MLA style

Citation Guides - Style Manuals
Web sites with examples of how to cite sources

Citing Your Sources: APA and MLA Citation Styles
A flash tutorial teaching how to compose basic bibliographic citations in MLA and APA formats.

Formatting a Works Cited or References Page
Examples of citing different types of sources

MLA Style FAQs
Common questions about using the MLA style

MLA Style for Web Sources
MLA tips for citing electronic sources

 

Choosing a Citation Style in EBSCO Databases

Use the Citation Format drop-down menu on the print or e-mail screen to select the citation style.

 

 

Choosing a Citation Style in ProQuest Databases

Place a check in the box by the article title to mark the articles you want to cite.

 

Click on the My Research tab.

 

Click on the Create your bibliography link

 

Select the preferred Citation style and then print or e-mail the citations.

Electronic Citation Tools

Citation Builder
A tool for generating a citation in in APA or MLA format

Son of a Citation Machine
A tool for generating a citation in in APA or MLA format

Updated: January 30, 2008

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