Citing Online Resources


Aim for consistency and strive to make the citation similar in style to the style manual you are using.

 By citing sources, you avoid plagiarism.

• From the OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue - Avoiding Plagiarism
• From Indiana University - Pagiarism: what it is and how to avoid it
• 10 minute interactive tutorial on researching ethically and avoiding plagiarism
• EndNote Web - automatically format your bibliographies and reference citations for hundreds of styles. All WSC faculty, staff and students are eligible for a free account.
• Citation Machine - take your info and let this tool put your citation into correct format - MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian

 All Purpose Guides - (different style formats - elements of paper setup)

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - from the University of Maryland Libraries. MLA, APA, Chicago.
• Research and Documentation Online. By Diane Hacker. Divided by humanities, social sciences, history and science.     

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APA Format 

• Writer's Handbook - APA documentation style. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center. 
• Online Writing Lab - from Purdue University. Lots of examples for writing as well as APA citations.
• Guidelines for Writing in APA Style - From Southern Mississippi University. Lots of examples for print resources. Good outline for formatting papers and general guidance as well.
• A Guide for Writing Research Papers - Based on styles recommended by the American Psychological Association. From Capital Community College (Hartford, CT). Also examples for print resources, government, newspapers, etc. 5th edition - not yet revised to new 6th edition.

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MLA Format

• MLA Style. Modern Language Association. These guidelines on MLA documentation style are the only ones available on the Internet that are authorized by the Modern Language Association of America. A list of "frequently asked questions".
• MLA Citation Styles - click on the button for the new 2009 updates and details for citing Web pages 
• Online Writing Lab - [Purdue Online Writing Lab] examples from print and various electronic formats. Guidelines for preparing your paper, spacing, typing, using quotations, etc. 2009 format 
• MLA Style - and other writing resources from the University of Illinois Center for Writing Studies 

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Turabian Format

• Turabian Citation Style - from the C. W. Post campus of Long Island University.
• Turabian Style: sample footnotes and bibliographic entries - from Bridgewater State College.
• Turabian Samples for a Bibliography - from Ithaca College (NY)
• Turabian and Chicago Style Guide - PDF format guide from Univ. California Berkeley
• Guidelines for Citing Electronic Resources in a Bibliography - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Very complete 12-page guide from Bucknell University (PA).

Specialty Guides 

• Citing Electronic Information in History Papers is an extremely long, comprehensive site with large amounts of textual background. Good bibliography. 
• Uncle Sam-Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications  A well organized site by the Government Publications Department of the Regional Depository Library at the University of Memphis. 
• Subject Specific Citation Links - from the University of Arizona. Links to online style formats and citation guides for subjects such as medicine, legal writing, science, etc.
• Style Manuals by Discipline - from Duke University  

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