Citation Styles

Citation is a very important process when you write an academic essay. Therefore, you need to know how to use citations.

Citations

•APA

•MLA

•ASA

•Chicago, Turabian, and Sciences

•Citing Government Publications

•Reworks and Other Bibliographic Tools

Table of contents


APA:Used for psychology, education, nursing, and other social sciences


APA Style Aid (CLIP) 

APA(zhongmeizi li)http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1281501799531967042#editor/target=post;postID=3924978357741768893

First you can go to this website

1. This is a website just only for APA style: http://www.apa.org/

2. You can find citation styles in this SCSU website: http://libdata.stcloudstate.edu/page.phtml?page_id=150#toc2379

Click here-----APA Style Aid ----------you will find many examples about APA

 http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/clip/citations/apa/index.php

3. Basic elements about APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

4. Convenient website:  http://www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace/

http://www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace/documents/APACitationsFlowchart.pdf

5. How to cite APA sources:http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/lessons/apa/print.htm
 Includes examples of in text citations, reference page citations and paper formatting in APA style

6. cite this:http://www.easybib.com/

APA Formatting and Style Guide (2010 update) (OWL at Purdue) 
Provides examples of formatting papers, in-text citations, footnotes and endnotes, and reference lists in APA style.

APA Citation Style from Long Island University 
Color-coded examples of how to document your sources (i.e. books, journal articles, newspaper articles, etc.) in your works cited page.



MLA: use for literature, arts, and humanities


MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Official manual for MLA documentation.

MLA Style Aid (CLIP) 
Includes examples of in text citations, reference page citations and paper formatting in MLA style.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide (2009 Update) (OWL at Purdue) 
provide the general guidelines of the MLA format

 MLA Style: English and Other Humanities 
Provides numerous examples for in-text citations, works cited list, and format of paper in MLA format. From the Diane Hacker website


ASA : use for sociology and related disciplines

Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) 
Provides reference examples for books, journals, and other resources as well as examples for formatting your manuscript and in-text references.


Quick Style Guide (American Sociological Association) 
Provides examples of reference lists, footnotes and end notes, and miscellaneous style and grammar tips.




Website used

http://libdata.stcloudstate.edu/page.phtml?page_id=150#toc2380