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MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
MLA Style is the writing format and citation style developed by the Modern Language Association. This is the format most widely used for research papers in the humanities.

    Gibaldi, Joseph
    MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers   SAWYER & SCHOW REF LB2369 .G53 1999
    for undergraduate writers; chapter 4 covers documentation

    Gibaldi, Joseph.
    The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing   SAWYER REF PN147 .G444 1998
    for graduate students and scholarly writers

    Williams College Library
    Documenting your sources - MLA Style reference list examples
    A brief guide giving some common examples for print sources

    Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style
    advice from the Modern Language Association of America; covers some aspects of citing electronic sources



APA Style (American Psychological Association)
APA Style was developed by the American Psychological Association and is widely used by writers and students in psychology and social sciences.

    American Psychological Association
    Publication manual of the American Psychological Association   SAWYER & SCHOW   REF BF76.7 .P83 2001
    the definitive guide for writers and students in psychology and other social sciences

    APA Style - electronic references
    e-citation style from the latest (2001) edition of the Publication Manual

    Williams College Library
    Documenting your sources - APA Style references list examples
    a brief guide giving some common examples for print sources

     

Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style was developed by the University of Chicago Press and has been in use for over 100 years. It is used by writers, scholars and students in many different fields.

For more information on using Chicago Manual of Style to cite sources, including details on footnotes v. references lists, please consult that publication. Chicago style documentation varies according to the field.

      The Chicago manual of style   SAWYER & SCHOW REF Z253 .U69 1993
      revised edition - has separate sections on documentation for humanities (chapter 15) and for the author-date style commonly used in the natural and social sciences (chapter 16). Not just a guide for documentation, but gives advice on proper treatment of such things as names and titles in languages other than English, transliterating non-Roman alphabet words, etc.

      Turabian, Kate L.
      A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations   SAWYER & SCHOW REF LB2369 .T8 1996
      the classic: a comprehensive guide to the mechanics of writing, newly updated to include guides to citing electronic information sources; based on the Chicago Manual of Style

      Williams College Library
      Documenting your sources - Chicago Manual of Style reference list examples
      a brief guide giving some common examples for print sources

      Sample Paper: Chicago-Style
      based on guidelines set forth in The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed.; from Bedford/St. Martin's Publishing, a college publisher specializing in the humanities.

       
      Using Chicago Style to cite and document internet sources
      from Bedford/St. Martin's Publishing, a college publisher specializing in the humanities
       
       
       

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