How to Cite - Citation Styles and Examples

In the process of writing the paper, you are going to use the knowledge and works of other writers and researchers. Whenever you do that you will need to document your source by indicating what you borrowed and from whom. There are various styles of citing documentation:

MLA Style – Modern Languages Association style - literature, arts, and humanities.

APA Style – American Psychological Association style - psychology, education, and other social sciences

Chicago Style – The Chicago Manual of Style - used with all subjects in the "real world" by books, magazines, newspapers, and other non-scholarly publication

AMA Style – American Medical Association style - medicine, health, and biological sciences.

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How to assemble list of works cited in your paper

NoodleBib - Online tool for MLA Bibliographic Format

Generate, edit, and publish an MLA works cited list that complies with the rules of the current MLA Handbook. MLA starter gives the student clear, color-coded examples of how to cite the sources they are most likely to encounter (printed and online books, reference sources, magazines, newspapers, etc.). It takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, producing a polished source list for import into Word.