{"id":211,"date":"2015-07-18T03:48:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T03:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/library\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:33:11","slug":"citation-style-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/library\/research-help\/citation-style-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Citation Style Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools for Citation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formatting Help<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibme.org\/\">BibMe<\/a>:&#8221;The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It&#8217;s the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it&#8217;s free.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/citationmachine.net\/\">Citation Machine<\/a>: &#8220;A free site that automatically produces MLA, APA, Turabian or Chicago Style Citations&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/easybib.com\/\">Easy Bib<\/a>: &#8220;The Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvin.edu\/library\/knightcite\/\">KnightCite<\/a>: The Hekman Library &#8211; APA, MLA &amp; Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLA Style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/276228865\">MLA handbook for writers of research papers<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\/ Joseph Gibaldi LB2369 .G53 2016, San Marcos, and Escondido, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">Websites<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/library.duke.edu\/research\/citing\/\">Duke University Citing Sources<\/a><span style=\"color: initial\"> (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccc.commnet.edu\/library\/mla.pdf\">Guide for Writing Research Papers<\/a> (MLA) (Capital Community College)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.northseattle.edu\/MLA\">MLA Citation Style Guide<\/a> (North Seattle Community College)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/style.mla.org\/sections\/ask-the-mla\/\">MLA-FAQ about MLA Style<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.dcccd.edu\/MLACitation\/AboutMLA\">The MLA Format <\/a>&nbsp;(Dallas County Community College)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/MLA9thEdRevSept2022.pdf\" rel=\"\">MLA Style<\/a> (Palomar College Citation Examples)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/747\/01\/\">Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide<\/a><span style=\"color: initial\"> (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/handbook\/docmla\/\">MLA Documentation Guide<\/a>&nbsp;(University of Wisconsin-Madison)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">APA Style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/56982308\">Concise rules of APA style<\/a> <\/em>\/ American Psychological Association BF76.7 .C66 2005, San Marcos, CIRCULATING<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/316736612\">Publication manual of the American Psychological Association<\/a> <\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">\/ American Psychological Association BF76.7 .P83 2010, San Marcos and Escondido, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Websites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/APA-7th-2-pages.docx\" rel=\"\">APA Style<\/a> (Palomar College Citation Examples)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apastyle.org\/styletips.html\">APA Style FAQ <\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">(American Psychological Association)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/library.duke.edu\/research\/citing\/\">Duke University Citing Sources<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/560\/01\/\">Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/Handbook\/DocAPA.html\">The Writing Center APA Documentation Guide<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (University of Wisconsin-Madison)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Styles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading style1\">Books<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/811239038\">A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations <\/a><\/em>\/ Kate L. Turabian LB2369 .T8 2013, San Marcos and Escondido, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/71890515\">Bluebook: a uniform system of citation<\/a> <\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">\/ Harvard Law Review Association KF245 .B853 2005, San Marcos, REFERENCE<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/706457624\">The Chicago manual of style<\/a> <\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">\/ University of Chicago Press LB2369 .U69 2010, San Marcos and Escondido, REFERENCE; San Marcos, CIRCULATING<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/40043528\">The criminal justice student writer&#8217;s manual<\/a> \/ <\/em>William A. Johnson, Jr. HV 9950 .C74323 1999, San Marcos, CIRCULATING<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/856579621\"><i>Scientific style and format: CSE Manual for authors, editors, and publishers<\/i><\/a>&nbsp; Council of Science Editors, T11 .S386 2014, San Marcos,&nbsp;REFERENCE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/4004812\">The elements of style<\/a> <\/em>\/ William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White PE1408 .S772 1979, San Marcos and Escondido, CIRCULATING<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/oclc\/809272669\">Rules of thumb: a guide for writers<\/a> <\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">\/ Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Roberts Wienbroer PE1408 .S4878 2013, San Marcos, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Websites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Chicago_landscape.pdf\">Chicago Manual of Style<\/a> (Palomar College; PDF file &#8211; requires Adobe Reader)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org\/tools_citationguide.html\">Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (The Chicago Manual of Style Online)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/libguides.up.edu\/mla\/common\/government-legal\">Citing Government Information Sources using MLA Style<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (Univ. of Portland)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/library.duke.edu\/research\/citing\/\">Duke University Citing Sources<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/citation\/\">Introduction to Basic Legal Citation<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (Cornell)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/\">Owl at Purdue<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (online writing lab and citation help)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificstyleandformat.org\/Welcome.html\">Scientific Style and Format: CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (Council of Science Editors)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/\">The Writing Center<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (University of Wisconsin-Madison)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annoted Bibliographies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s views or reactions to the source. Sources often included in an annotated bibliography are: books; periodicals; journals; video and audio; websites; and, databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading style1\">Books<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/caccl-palomar.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CACCL_PALOMAR\/1l0ohtj\/alma991000776429705338\">The research process: books &amp; beyond<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\/ M.S. Bolner ZA3060 .B655 2007, San Marcos, REFERENCE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Websites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/handbook\/assignments\/annotatedbibliography\/\">Annotated Bibliographies <\/a>(Univ. Wisconsin-Madison)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/general_writing\/common_writing_assignments\/annotated_bibliographies\/index.html\">Annotated Bibliographies<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (OWL at Purdue)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"http:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/handouts\/annotated-bibliographies\/\">Annotated Bibliographies<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> (Univ. 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