Online Citation Style Guides

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You can use EndNote Web | to collect and manage your citations -- even produce a "Works Cited" list. Remember to check the format of the citations in your Works Cited or reference list against the styles pages below before submitting your paper.

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APA Style

• Sample Style Sheet for APA Bibliographic Citations (PDF) by Dr. Karin Durán
• Sample APA-Style Annotated Bibliography (PDF) by Dr. Karin Durán
• APA Style Guide (PDF) by Eric Garcia
• Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association.
• APA Style Resources

MLA Style

• Sample Style Sheet for MLA Bibliographic Citations (PDF) by Dr. Karin Durán
• Sample MLA-Style Annotated Bibliography (PDF) by Dr. Karin Durán
• Citing performing art sources in MLA format by Lindsay Hansen
• Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web on the Modern Language Association of America site, choose "MLA Style," then choose "Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style".
• UTEL MLA-Style Bibliography Builder
• EasyBib MLA style bibliography composer

Other styles and combinations

• Brief Citation Guide for Internet Resources based on Turabian's principles.
• The Chicago Manual of Style (print version)
• Citing Articles Found or Retrieved with FirstSearch
• Citing Articles Found or Retrieved with InfoTrac
• Citing Articles Retrieved with LexisNexis
• Online! Citation Styles -- an extension of APA, MLA, Chicago, and CBE style guides.
• Thesis Guidelines for CSUN Students: "Guidelines for the preparation of theses, graduate projects and artistic abstracts by Graduate Studies, Research and International Programs Graduate Evaluation Services"
  • Guidelines in Microsoft Word format
  • Guidelines in PDF format