Citing Sources

You need to know citation requirements before you begin your research so that you can record the data you will need at the time you locate material. Use the citation style preferred by your instructor. For general research, MLA is often chosen.

APA

Annotated Bibliography

Chicago/Turabian

MLA

APA Style

Title: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association

Copies at SCC

Oviedo	Ref BF76.7 .P83
Sanford	Ref BF76.7 .P83
Sanford	RSV BF76.7 .P83

Links:

• APA Electronic Reference Formats excerpted from the fifth edition of American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual
• APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet (Russ Dewey Georgia Southern University)
• APA Style and Writing (AmoebaWeb)
• APA Style Resources (Psych Web)
• APA Typing & Citation Formats (Kenna Noone)
• Citation Styles Online (Bedford/St. Martin's)
• Guide To Using American Psychological Association Journal Reference Format (Lisa Valentino)
• Reference: Electronic Resources (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)
• Social sciences: Documenting sources (Hacker, Dana, 1999)
• Writing APA Style (Jacksonville State University)

Chicago/Turabian

Chicago

Title: The Chicago manual of style. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.

Copies at SCC:

Sanford

Ref Z253 .U69 1993

Links:

• Citation Styles Online (Bedford/St. Martin's)
• Chicago Style for citing Internet sources (Online!)
• Documentation: Chicago Style (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)

Turabian

Title: A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations. Kate L. Turabian. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Copies at SCC:

Oviedo	Ref LB2369 .T8 1996
Sanford	Ref LB2369 .T8 1996
Sanford	RSV LB2369 .T8 1996

Links:

• Turabian samples for a bibliography, (Ithaca College Library). Based on the 6th edition of Turabian's Manual.
• Turabian Style: Sample Footnotes & Bibliographic Entries (6th edition) (Bridgewater State College)
• Turabian Documentation Guide (Concordia University)
• Turabian Style Guide (University of Southern Mississippi)
• Turabian Citation Style (Northwest Missouri State University)

MLA Style

Title: MLA handbook for writers of research papers/Joseph Gibaldi. New York: Modern Language Association of America.

Copies at SCC:

Oviedo	Ref LB2369 .G53 2003
Sanford	Ref LB2369 .G53 2003
Sanford	RSV LB2369 .G53 2003
Sanford	LB2369 .G53 2003

Links:

• Citation Styles Online (Bedford/St. Martin's)
• Citing Electronic Information MLA Style (SCC English Department)
• MLA Style (Modern Language Association for online sources)
  
• Sources (Dartmouth College)
• Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format (Purdue)

Annotated Bibliography

• Annotated Bibliographies (Purdue)
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography (Cornell University)
• How to Write An Annotated Bibliography (UCSC)
• How to Write Annotated Bibliographies (University of Newfoundland)