Citing Print & Electronic Resources

APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian

Citing Sources, Guide to Library Research - (Duke University Libraries) - you can select or search from the drop down box the type of material you want to cite and the result will show you examples of all four styles and a listing of the essential elements that comprise the citation, regardless of which style you use. An excellent site that has been updated to include MLA 7th edition and APA 6th edition.
RefWorks - application that allows you to gather references from databases, organize your references into folders, and format citations into a variety of styles (APA, MLA, ASC, Turabian, etc.). Access is by subscription and limited to faculty, staff, and students at Southern Oregon University. For assistance, contact Dale Vidmar at vidmar@sou.edu or 552-6842.
- Consider using RefWorks to keep track of your sources and to format in-text citations and bibliographies in minutes.

MLA: Modern Language Association of America (7th Edition)

MLA Formating and Style Guide - from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue
MLA Style (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - closely follows the official MLA style manual in print--fairly descriptive as well as providing examples. For WWW sources it links to a FAQ page on MLA's official site.
MLA Style Guide: Print and Online - from Kingwood College Library Online
MLA Style (Diana Hacker) - for typical examples of print, media and internet sources.
MLA In-Text Parenthetical Citations (Duke University Libraries) - guidelines for using parenthetical citations to document sources in MLA format.
In-Text Citations: The Basics (MLA) - Guide to using parenthetical citations in MLA format.

APA Formating and Style Guide - The Online Writing Lab at Purdue
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association - from APA's style guide web site.
APA In-Text Parenthetical Citations (Duke University Libraries) - guidelines for using parenthetical citations to document sources in APA format.
In-Text Citations: The Basics (APA) - Guide to using parenthetical citations in APA format.

ASA Style (PDF file only)(E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State) - a thorough presentation of ASA style. Good descriptions and examples.
Guidelines for Acknowledging Sources: ASA CITATION STYLE (Grinnell College Sociology Department) - a different approach in presenting examples and explanation of ASA style.