Handouts on Citing Sources


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Check Out Our Revised Citation Guides!

We have added the following features to our citation guides.

  • Color-coding for easy reference

  • Expanded examples for journal sources and Internet sources

  • More attention to discipline-appropriate examples

  • New prefatory material on understanding how and why to use each documentation style appropriately and on avoiding plagiarism

Color-Coded Citation Guide for APA Style (.pdf file)
For easy reference, we have created color-coded entries to help writers distinguish between different kinds of bibliographic information and different kinds of sources. If you plan to print out a copy of the guide, you will need to have a color printer. If you would rather have a black-and-white copy of the guide, click here. (B&W copies include all the other revisions described above.)


Color-Coded Citation Guide for Chicago Style (.pdf file)
For easy reference, we have created color-coded entries to help writers distinguish between different kinds of bibliographic information and different kinds of sources. If you plan to print out a copy of the guide, you will need to have a color printer. If you would rather have a black-and-white copy of the guide, click here. (B&W copies include all the other revisions described above.)


Color-Coded Citation Guide for MLA Style (.pdf file)
For easy reference, we have created color-coded entries to help writers distinguish between different kinds of bibliographic information and different kinds of sources. If you plan to print out a copy of the guide, you will need to have a color printer. If you would rather have a black-and-white copy of the guide, click here. (B&W copies include all the other revisions described above.)


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