Citation Style Guides

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 Citation Examples)
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 Citation Examples)
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)

Annoted Bibliographies

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.