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Distance Education: How to Cite

Citation Styles
Modern Language Association (MLA) Style 
"MLA Citation is a style that is most commonly used to cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities."

 

MLA Guide

Purdue Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue provides a step-by-step
guide on how to cite your sources properly.
 
MLA 8th edition book
 
This book is available in the library.

 
American Psychological Association (APA) Style
"APA Citation is a style that is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences."

 

APA Guide

Purdue Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue provides a step-by-step guide on how to cite your sources properly.

apa 7th

This book is available in the library.

Chicago Manual of Style
"The Chicago NB system is often used in the humanities and provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through footnote or endnote citation in their writing and through bibliography pages."

Chicago Manual of Style

Purdue Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue provides a step-by-step guide on how to cite your sources properly.

Chicago Manual Book

This book is available in the library.

More Help

How to Cite

A number of citation resources are available on the library's How to Cite page, including examples of APA and MLA citations for commonly used sources like books and articles, and links to the library's Citation and Plagiarism Awareness Guide and Purdue University's popular O.W.L. citation guides.