Citing Sources

*Be sure to use the style that your professor requires.

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APA Style (American Psychological Association)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
BF76.7 .P83 2010
Locations: Reference Desk, Reference Collection, Reserve, Health Sciences Reference, Idaho Falls, and ISU Library in Meridian.
Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center’s APA (6th Ed.)
Note: includes video tutorials.

Important corrections to the 6th edition (PDF Document)

APA Citation Style: Long Island University Library (6th Ed., 1st printing)
American Psychological Association’s APA Style (supplemental and related resources)
Free DOI Lookup
Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA Formatting and Style Guide (6th Ed.)

Chicago Style

Chicago Manual of Style
Z253 .U69 2010 (16th Ed.)
Locations: Reference Desk, and Idaho Falls (16th Ed.)
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Ed.)
Chicago Manual of Style Citesource: Trinity College Library (16th Ed.)
Chicago Style Citation Guide: Seattle Central Community College (16th Ed.)
Purdue Online Writing Lab: Chicago Manual Style (16th Ed.)

Electronic Styles

Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information
PN171.F56 L5 1996 (2nd Ed.)
Locations: Reference Collection, and Idaho Falls.

Online!: a reference guide to using Internet sources
TK5105.875.I57 H367 1997
Location: Main Book Collection
APA Style Help

Frequently Asked Questions about APA

Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources: University of Alberta Libraries

MLA Style (Modern Language Association)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
LB2369 .G53
Location: Reference Desk for most recent copy, and Idaho Falls Reference.
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
PN147 .G444
Location: Reference Desk for most recent copy, and Idaho Falls Reference.
MLA Citation Style: Long Island University Library (7th Ed.)
MLA Documentation: University of Wisconsin-Madison (7th Ed.)
MLA Style Guide: Seattle Central Community College (7th Ed.)
Purdue Online Writing Lab: MLA Formatting and Style Guide (7th Ed.)

Other Citation Assistance

Documenting U.S. Government Publications

Guide: Citing U.S. Government Publications
Government Documents Service – DocsCite
Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style

Other Styles

AAA Style (American Anthropological Association)

AAA Style Guide: American Anthropological Association (PDF Document)

ACS Style (American Chemical Society)

ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information
QD8.5 .A25 2006
Location: Reference Desk

AIP Style (American Institute of Physics)

AIP Style Manual: American Institute of Physics (4th Ed.) (PDF Documents or download the entire manual 4.71 MB)

AMA Style (American Medical Association)

American Medical Association Manual of Style (10th Ed.)
R119 .A533 2007
Locations: Health Sciences Reference and Idaho Falls Reference
AMA Citation Style: Long Island University (9th Ed.)
AMA Style Guide: University of Washington (10th Ed.)
Free DOI Lookup

AMS Style (American Mathematical Society)

AMS Author Handbook (Revised June 2008, Updated February 2010)

APSA Style (American Political Science Association)

Style Manual for Political Science
JA86 .A52 2001
Location: Reference Desk
Guide to APSA Style Basics (PDF Document)
Using the APSA Format: Texas A&M University (Rev. 2006 Ed.) (PDF Document)

ASA Style (American Sociological Association)

ASA Style Guide
HM73 .A547 2010
Locations: Reference Desk
ASA Format (4th Ed.) From California State University, Los Angeles
ASA Citation Style Examples (4th Ed., 2010) From Wayne State College
Purdue Online Writing Lab: Formatting in Sociology

CSE Style (Council of Science Editors) [Previously the CBE (Council of Biology Editors)]

Scientific Style and Format : The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
T11 .S386 2006
Locations: Reference Desk and Idaho Falls Reference
CSE Style Guide – Duke University (7th Ed.)
CSE (CBE) Citation Guide (7th Ed.)
Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers (7th Ed.)

Columbia Guide to Online Style

Columbia Guide to Online Style (2nd Ed.)
PN171.F56 W35
Location: Reference Desk
Table of Contents to Columbia Guide to Online Style

Engineering Style

Engineering Style Manual (Idaho State University, School of Engineering, 1977)
LB2369 .I32 1977
Location: Reference Collection

Gregg Reference Manual

Gregg Reference Manual
PE1479.B87 S23
Location: Reference Desk

Microsoft Technical Style

Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications
T11 .M467
Location: Reference Collection

Science and Technical Writing

Science and Technical Writing: A manual of Style
T11 .S378
Location: Reference Collection

Turabian Style

A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers (7th Ed.)
LB2369 .T8 2007
Locations: Reference Collection, Special Collections: Reference, and Idaho Falls Reference
Turabian Citation Style: Long Island University Library (6th Ed.)
Documentation Guide - Turabian: Concordia University Library (7th Ed.) (PDF Document)

Citation Generators

Citation Builder
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Guide to Citation Generators
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Son of Citation Machine
WriteCite
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