Citing Sources
Specific Styles
- APA (American Psychological Association)
- MLA (Modern Language Association)
- Turabian
- Other Citation Resources
Elements necessary in any citation:
Books |
Periodical articles |
Web sites |
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Author |
All authors named; editor(s) usually considered author | All authors named | All authors named, personal or corporate |
Title |
Complete title and complete subtitle | Complete title of article (e.g. "Life and Times of George Copway") | Title of web site/page |
Publication information |
City, publisher, year of publication | Title (e.g. Journal of American History), volume, issue number (when available) and date of periodical; page numbers of article | URL, date retrieved or used |
Source: List, Carla. An Introduction to Information Research. Dubuque, Ia.: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1998, p. 129.