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Examples of Citing


       Academic disciplines use various styles for citing resources.  Professors indicate required style for papers required in class.  Students might use several different writing styles each semester. 

The following sites help students with citing in different formats:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm

http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/apagd.php

http://www.wpunj.edu/library/citing.htm

http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

           

      *NOTE   Databases like ProQuest and EBSCOhost now have a feature that help cite article(s).  Either mark your article(s) or Add them to your folder.  Look to the tab at the top that displays, “My Research, marked items,” in any ProQuest database and in EBSCOhost look for the icon “Folder has items.” Follow the directions for citing in the following writing styles:

Use online features as a guide only. Check the latest writing style handbook (available at the Reference Desk) for complete accuracy. Both EBSCOhost and ProQuest  offer help developing citations in the following writing styles:   

            AMA (American Medical Association)
            APA (American Psychological Association)
            Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date
            Chicago/Turabian: Humanities
            MLA (Modern Language Association)
            Vancouver/ICMJA
            ProQuest Standard (Available only in ProQuest)