Tools for Citation

Formatting Help

• BibMe:”The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It’s the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it’s free.”
• Citation Machine: “A free site that automatically produces MLA, APA, Turabian or Chicago Style Citations”
• Easy Bib: “The Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker”
• KnightCite: The Hekman Library – APA, MLA & Chicago

MLA Style
Books

• MLA handbook for writers of research papers / Joseph Gibaldi LB2369 .G53 2016, San Marcos, and Escondido, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING

Websites

• Duke University Citing Sources (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE)

• Guide for Writing Research Papers (MLA) (Capital Community College)

• MLA Citation Style Guide (North Seattle Community College)

• MLA-FAQ about MLA Style

• The MLA Format  (Dallas County Community College)

• MLA Style (Palomar College; PDF file – requires Adobe Reader)

• Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Lab) 

• MLA Documentation Guide (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

APA Style
Books

• Concise rules of APA style / American Psychological Association BF76.7 .C66 2005, San Marcos, CIRCULATING

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association / American Psychological Association BF76.7 .P83 2010, San Marcos and Escondido, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING

Websites

• APA Style (Palomar College; PDF file – requires Adobe Reader)

• APA Style FAQ (American Psychological Association)

• Duke University Citing Sources (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE)

• Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

• The Writing Center APA Documentation Guide (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Other Styles

Books

• A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations / Kate L. Turabian LB2369 .T8 2013, San Marcos and Escondido, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING

• Bluebook: a uniform system of citation / Harvard Law Review Association KF245 .B853 2005, San Marcos, REFERENCE

• The Chicago manual of style / University of Chicago Press LB2369 .U69 2010, San Marcos and Escondido, REFERENCE; San Marcos, CIRCULATING

• The criminal justice student writer’s manual / William A. Johnson, Jr. HV 9950 .C74323 1999, San Marcos, CIRCULATING

• Scientific style and format: CSE Manual for authors, editors, and publishers  Council of Science Editors, T11 .S386 2014, San Marcos, REFERENCE

• The elements of style / William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White PE1408 .S772 1979, San Marcos and Escondido, CIRCULATING

• Rules of thumb: a guide for writers / Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Roberts Wienbroer PE1408 .S4878 2013, San Marcos, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING

Websites

• Chicago Manual of Style (Palomar College; PDF file – requires Adobe Reader)

• Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (The Chicago Manual of Style Online)

• Citing Government Information Sources using MLA Style (Univ. of Portland)

• Duke University Citing Sources (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE)

• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Cornell)

• Owl at Purdue (online writing lab and citation help)

• Scientific Style and Format: CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (Council of Science Editors)

• The Writing Center (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Annotated Bibliographies

What is an Annotated Bibliography?
The annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources, cited in the proper format (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.), that provides a description of the source in the form of a paragraph or paragraphs following the citation. NOTE: Your professor will specify how lengthy this description shall be. These paragraphs following the citation are called the annotation. The annotation should fully describe the source and then provide a critical evaluation of the source, considering such factors as the usefulness and reliability of the source; comments about the format and content; and the writer’s views or reactions to the source. Sources often included in an annotated bibliography are: books; periodicals; journals; video and audio; websites; and, databases.

Books

• The research process: books & beyond / M.S. Bolner ZA3060 .B655 2007, San Marcos, REFERENCE

Websites

• Annotated Bibliographies (Univ. Wisconsin-Madison)

• Annotated Bibliographies (OWL at Purdue)

• Annotated Bibliographies (Univ. North Carolina-Chapel Hill)

• How to Write an Annotated Bibliography (UC Santa Cruz)

• Annotated Bibliographies (Univ. Minnesota-Twin Cities)