LibGuides: Citation Tools & Applications: By Subject/Type

APA (American Psychological Association)

The APA Style is often used in the Social Sciences (especially Psychology), Nursing, and Business, as well as Education.
APA uses parenthetical, in text citations.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010
ISBN: 9781433805615

APA Formatting and Style– Purdue OWL
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab’s guide to using the American Psychological Association citation format.

Chicago/Turabian

Turabian Style is a simplified guide to Chicago Style. Chicago is often used in Religion, Anthropology, History, Business and a variety of other disciplines.

The Chicago style comes in 2 types: Notes (footnote or endnote) intext citation style, and Author-Date parenthetical style.

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Full text of the University of Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, along with Q&A, tools, and Quick Citation Guide.

[Turabian] A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago style for students and researchers by Kate Turabian
Call Number: Reference desk LB2369 .T8 2013
Publication Date: 2013
This is the Turabian manual, which presents a simplified version of the Chicago manual of style. It's used in the Seminary/Theological School at Drew.

Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
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From the Chicago Manual, 17th edition, for the Notes/Bibliography style.
OWL/Purdue Chicago Manual of Style
Lays out guidelines, with examples, for the various types of sources.

MLA (Modern Language Association) Style

The MLA Style is use in Literature, Communication, and a number of other Arts & Humanities disciplines.

MLA citation style uses parenthetical intext citations.

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Reference Desk LB2369 .G53 2016
ISBN: 9781603292627
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Offical Style manual and citation manual of the Modern Language Association, used extensively by writers and professors in the literature, writing and arts areas

MLA Style Center (from MLA)
Writing Resources from the Modern Language Assoication. This free MLA-authorized Web site offers quick reference for MLA style, tips on formatting a research paper, sample research papers, and other misc. resources.
MLA Style- Purdue OWL
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab’s guide to the most commonly used citation format in the humanities.

Library Guides

Citation Tools & Applications: By Subject/Type

APA (American Psychological Association)

Chicago/Turabian

MLA (Modern Language Association) Style