Citation Styles and Examples

The citation style you choose may depend on the style your professor prefers or the discipline in which you are doing research. Styles manuals provide guidelines on how to format the elements of your citation, including the order of the elements, punctuation, and spacing. Style manuals may also contain other useful information such as proper page layout, use of quotations, etc.

Common Citation Styles and Style Manuals

The following style manuals are the most commonly used citation guides for research. They are all available at the Reference Desk at Kennedy Library.

APA
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., 2001.
BF76.7 .P83 2001 (Ref)
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CSE
Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers
T11 .S386 2006 (Ref)
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Chicago
The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., 2003.
Z253 .U69 2003 (Ref)
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MLA
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed., 2003.
LB2369 .G53 2003 (Ref)
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Turabian
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed., 1996.
LB2369 .T8 2007 (Ref)
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