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Citing Sources
Learn how to cite sources and format a paper using these common styles:
To learn why you should always cite your sources, see Academic Honesty: Avoiding Plagiarism.
Modern Language Association (MLA)
- UHD Library Guide to the MLA Citation Style
- MLA Citation Style (7th edition) (PDF) NEW REVISED STYLE
- MLA Citation Style (6th edition) (PDF)
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue University is a good online guide.
- Research and Documentation Online has citation examples and a sample paper.
- The Writer's Handbook from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has citation examples.
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (available at the Library Information Desk).
American Psychological Association (APA)
- UHD Library Guide to the APA Citation Style
- APA Citation Style (PDF)
- APA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue University is a good online guide.
- APA Reference Style illustrates how to cite common types of publications.
- Research and Documentation Online has citation examples and a sample paper.
- The Writer's Handbook from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has citation examples.
- Publication Manual of the APA (available at the Information Desk)
Chicago Manual of Style
- The Chicago Manual of Style Online is available to UHD students, faculty, and staff.
- Research and Documentation Online has citation examples and a sample paper.
- UW-Madison Writer's Handbook from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has citation examples.
Turabian's Manual
- The Manual for Writers of Term Papers... is available at the Information Desk.
- The Writer's Handbook from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has citation examples.
- Turabian Style Guide from the University of Southern Mississippi has more examples.
- How to Prepare Bibliographic Citations (PDF) from Georgia Southern University has more examples.
American Chemical Society (ACS)
- The ACS Style Guide is available at the Library Information Desk.
ACS Style Citations from University of Wisconsin-Madison has citation examples. - ACS Style Guide from Williams College is another sources for citation examples.
Legal Citations: The Bluebook
- Understanding Legal Citations (PDF)
- UHD Library Guide to Bluebook Legal Citation
Basic Legal Citation is an online introduction to the Bluebook style of legal citations.- The Bluebook : A Uniform System of Citation (available at Library Information Desk)
- Prince's Bieber Dictionary of Legal Citations (available at Library Information Desk)
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