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Guide Authors:
Chris Hollister & Tiffany Walsh
 

Last Updated: July 17, 2008





Home > Find Library Materials > Resources by Subject > Citing Sources

    
Citing Sources    

This guide provides information and examples for citing sources properly according to the following citation style manuals:

  • American Psychological Association (APA), 5th edition
  • Modern Language Association (MLA), 6th edition
  • Chicago Style, 15th edition
  • Council of Science Editors (CSE), 7th edition (formerly CBE)
How to cite sources


Journal articles

  • From printed journal
  • Article with multiple authors
  • From online-only journal
  • From online version of print journal
  • Full-text article from database


Newspaper articles

  • From printed newspaper
  • From online newspaper
  • Full-text article from database
  • From online news service


Primary sources

  • Letter
  • Interview
  • Motion picture (VHS/DVD)
  • Television program
  • Music recording


Conference proceedings, symposia & workshops

  • Proceedings, etc. (print)
  • Proceedings, etc. (CD-ROM/DVD)
  • Proceedings, etc. (online)

Magazine articles

  • From printed magazine
  • From online-only magazine
  • From online version of print magazine
  • Full-text article from database


Books

  • Book with single author
  • Book with two authors
  • Book with three or more authors
  • Electronic book
  • Chapter within book
  • Entry in encyclopedia (print)
  • Book review
  • Thesis or dissertation


Online sources

  • Web page
  • Online posting
  • Email message
  • Book review
  • Entry in encyclopedia (online)
  • Online (digitized) collection


Government documents, technical reports & patents

  • Government documents
  • Technical reports
  • Patents


Guides for other citation styles (off-site)
  • ACS (American Chemical Society)
  • AMA (American Medical Association)
  • Columbia
  • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
  • Harvard
  • Turabian

Grateful ackowledgement is given to the Duke University Libraries. This site was originally developed from the design of their Citing Sources web guide.

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