Citation Help
RefWorks
This product provides easy to use yet sophisticated functionality for helping you create your bibliographies. Click on the highlighted link above and you will navigate to the RefWorks website, where you will be asked to go through a one-time registration process that will allow you to start building your own database of references for your papers, theses, projects, etc. A Quick Start Guide (in PDF) is available to help you use RefWorks, and an online tutorial is also highly recommended. Be sure to use our Ask-A-Librarian service if you need further assistance.
The Citation Machine
A very useful tool for constructing citations in APA (American Psychological Association) format or MLA (Modern Language Association format) is The Citation Machine. It is especially valuable because it gives you guidance in citing many different formats from books and journal articles to web pages and personal email messages. The Citation Machine requires that you identify the pieces of information for which it asks. No punctuation is required but you do need to use capitalization where appropriate.
The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
6th edition. 2003.
You can find the "MLA Handbook " in the Zondervan Library at Call No.: Reference 808.027 G35M 2003
For online assistance with MLA check out:
Ohio State's Guide to Common Citation Formats (scroll down for citation guides)
Purdue's OWL Guides to MLA formatting
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association ("APA Style Manual")
5th edition. 2001.
This is the standard guide to citation formatting for much publication in the social and behavioral sciences. In addition to formatting citations and bibliography, it provides many guidelines on presenting data and other publication matters
You can find the "APA Style Manual" in the Zondervan Library at Call No.: Reference 808.042 Am35 2001
For online assistance with "APA" check out:
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations ("Turabian")
6th edition. 1996.
You can find "Turabian" in the Zondervan Library at Call No.: Reference 808.042 T84m
For online assistance with "Turabian":
The Chicago Manual of Style
15th ed. 2003
The "Chicago style" is used in some disciplines and many scholarly journals. The Turabian Guide is derived from the Chicago Manual.
You can find the "Chicago Manual" in the Zondervan at Call No.: Reference 808.042 Un3c
For online assistance with the "Chicago Style" check out:
Council of Biology Editors Citation Guide
6th edition.
This is a style manual widely used in the life sciences.
American Medical Association Manual of Style
9th edition.