How do I...cite books, journal articles and other materials in my paper

Online Style Guides Please note these online guides may not contain the detailed information found in printed versions of the style guides. Copies of the current editions of The Chicago Manual of Style, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, and Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are available from the Reference Desk. General or multi-type: Duke University Guide to Citing Sources (includes examples for MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style) Guide for Citing Electronic Information The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing - This site covers everything from the thinking to the mechanics of writing, from research, style, and structure to presentation and punctuation. American Medical Association (AMA): AMA Style Guide (from Univ. of Washington) American Psychological Association (APA): Guide to APA Style (from Illinois Valley CC) APA Style Guide, 5th edition (from Univ. of Southern Mississipi library) APA-Recommended Electronic Reference Formats APA Reference Style: Tightening Up Your Citations (from Brigham Young University) APA Samples for a Bibliography (from Ithaca College) APA Style Resources (from Psych Web) Links to additional APA Style Resources Stylewizard - online tool helps you create citations in APA format Chicago Manual of Style: Chicago Documentation Style (Diana Hacker) Chicago Manual of Style FAQ Chicago Manual of Style: Bibliographic Format for References (from Univ. of Georgia) Chicago/Turabian Documentation (from UW-Madison Writing Center) Modern Language Association (MLA): MLA Style: English and Other Humanities (Diana Hacker) Guide to MLA Style (from Illinois Valley CC) Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style (from MLA Web site) MLA Style Guide (from Univ. of Southern Mississippi) Using MLA Style (from Purdue Univ.) Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style (from Univ. of Nevada, Reno)   RefWorks RefWorks is a Web-based citation manager that keeps track of all the sources you are using for your papers and projects. It can also automatically generate bibliographies in a variety of bibliographic formats (APA, MLA, University of Chicago) and a variety of citation formats required by specific journals (JAMA, etc.). This program is available free of charge to all Benedictine students, faculty and staff. For more information about Refworks, see: Introduction to RefWorks RefWorks detailed instructions RefWorks export-import instructions for specific databases