General Style Guides
AP - Associated Press
APA - American Psychological Association
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Chicago
MLA - Modern Language Association
Turabian
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by "Citing Sources Found in the Library Search Tool and in EBSCO Databases," recorded September 2020, 3 minutes.
| Source | MLA - 9th Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Book | Format | Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Publisher, publication date. |
| Example | Baldwin, James, and Edward P. Jones. Notes of a Native Son. Revised edition, Beacon Press, 2012. | |
| Journal Article | Format | Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol., issue, Date Month Year, page(s). Database name, URL or DOI. |
| Example |
Wade, Lisa. “What’s so Cultural About Hookup Culture?” Contexts (Berkeley, Calif.), vol. 16, no. 1, 2017, pp. 66-68. American Sociological Association, doi:10.1177/1536504217696066. |
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| Website Article | Format | Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Title of the Website, Date Month Year, URL. |
| Example | McNary, Dave. “Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter Returning for ‘Bill and Ted Face the Music.’” Variety, 8 May 2018, variety.com/2018/film/news/bill-and-ted-3-keanu-reeves-alex-winter-1202802946/. | |
| Song on a website | Format | Last Name, First Name. "Song." Source, URL. |
| Example | Snail Mail. "Thinning." Bandcamp, snailmailbaltimore.bandcamp.com. |
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