Citation Style Guides
Below are links to guides for the citation styles most commonly used by college students (MLA, APA, and Turabian) as well as other more specialized guides. Be sure to check with your course instructor to determine which style to use for a particular assignment or course.
Note: While the online guides contain helpful tips and examples, the print versions often include more complete information. Titles of print style guides found in SU Library are included below. Search the SUMMIT Catalog for specific location information.
MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
Commonly used for: literature, writing, arts, humanities
- Citation Style Guide: From the Writers' Workshop at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
- MLA: Citing Internet Sources: From "Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources" by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger (Bedford/St. Martins, 2003).
Print version at SU Library:
- MLA Handbook for writers of research papers, 6th edition (2003). New York: Modern Language Association LB 2369 G53 2003
APA Style (American Psychological Association)
Commonly used for: psychology, education and other social sciences
- Writer's Handbook: APA Documentation Style: From University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
- APA.org - Electronic References: From the American Psychological Association
- Online Writing Lab (OWL - Purdue University): Includes printer friendly and Adobe pdf versions.
Print version at SU Library:
- Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association BF 76.7 P83 2001
Turabian Style
Commonly used for: College students writing in all subjects
- Turabian Style (Long Island University): From B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus.
Print version at SU Library:
- Turabian, Kate L. (1996). A manual for writers of terms papers, theses and dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. LB 2369 T8 1996
Specific Disciplines and Formats
- American Sociological Association Style Guide: From University Library, California State University, Los Angeles
- CBE Citation Guide (Ohio State University): Based on the 6th edition of Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.
- Chicago Manual of Style (Ohio State University)
- Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide: How to cite comic books, comic strips, and editorial cartoons from Allen Ellis, Northern Kentucky University.
- DocsCite (Arizona State University): Generates bibliographic citations for government publications in a variety of formats.
- How to Cite Electronic Sources (Library of Congress): Provides helpful tips for citing alternative resources such as films, photographs and recorded sound.
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citation: By Peter W. Martin from Cornell Law School.
