Citing Your Sources - Citation, Style, & Writing Guides

Citation Building Tools | Citation Guides | DOI's (Digital Object Indentifiers) | Style and Writing Guides

Citation Building Tools

Use these tools to format your reference list citations, then check the details for accuracy (e.g., capitalization, indentation) using a guide from below.

• Calvin College KnightCite - (for MLA, APA, Chicago)
  Choose electronic or print, then the type of resource you are citing.
• NoodleTools Express (for MLA, APA, Chicago) - More complex than “KnightCite”, but very accurate if you follow the directions.

Citation Guides

• AAPG Style (American Association of Petroleum Geologists)
  • Reference Style Checklist

 

• AMS Style (American Meteorological Society)
  • Author Reference/Citation Guide

 

• APA Style (American Psychological Association)
  • Penfield Library's APA Style Guide
  • Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Available in paper copy in Penfield.
  • APA Documentation -- A guide created by the University of Wisconsin Writing Center
  • Citation Fox -  Provides samples of APA citations for a variety of types of sources. Created by University of Albany Libraries.
  • Research and Documentation Online (Hacker and Fister) - Social Sciences

 

• ASA Style (American Sociological Assocation)
  
  • Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) - from Purdue University
  • ASA Style Guide. Available in paper copy in Penfield.

 

• The Bluebook: a uniform system of citation. Available in paper copy in Penfield.

 

• Chicago Manual of Style
  • Penfield Library's Chicago Style Guide (PDF)
  • Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
  • Chicago Manual of Style - Guide produced by Ohio State University Libraries
  • Research and Documentation Online (Hacker and Fister) - History
  • Chicago Manual of Style. Available in paper copy in Penfield.

 

• CSE Style (Council of Science Editors)
  
  • CSE Style: Biology and Other Sciences

 

• Journal of Structural Geology Style
  • Guide for Authors

 

• Legal Citations
  • The Bluebook: a uniform system of citation. Available in paper copy in Penfield.

 

• MLA Style
  • Penfield Library's MLA Style Guide (PDF)
  • Research and Documentation Online (Hacker and Fister) - Humanities
  • Hacker Handbook Supplement: MLA Style 2009 Update
  • Citing eBooks Using MLA Guidelines
  • MLA handbook for writers of research papers. Available in paper copy in Penfield.
  • Citation Fox - Provides samples of MLA citations for a variety of types of sources. Created by University of Albany Libraries.

 

• Turabian Style
  • Turabian Citation Guide

DOI's (Digital Object Indentifiers)

• Descriptions and definitions of the DOI
• DOI lookup Search here to see if the article you are citing has a digital object identifier (DOI).

Style and Writing Guides

• Guide to Grammar & Writing

Criteria for Evaluating Information Resources: Electronic & Print