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Search the Internet Victoriously: Citation Styles

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Know Your Citation Styles

APA Manual of Style Book Cover

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) is commonly used in the social sciences. It provides two different format styles, one for students and one for professionals. Confirm which style you should use with your instructor. 

Use your APA manual or the links below to learn more about APA requirements.

Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) is commonly used in the humanities. It provides the option of two different documentation styles, so ask whether your instructor requires the author-date style or the notes-bibliography style. 

Use your CMS manual or the links below to learn more about CMS requirements.

Modern Language Association

The Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook is commonly used in the humanities. It is particularly popular for English courses, but confirm with your instructor before using it.

Use your MLA manual or the links below to learn more about MLA requirements.

Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (called Turabian style) is a modified form of the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) and is commonly used for student work in the humanities. Confirm with your instructor before using it.

Use your Turabian manual or the links below to learn more about Turabian requirements.

Style Manuals - Print Copies

Print versions of the guides for APA, MLA, Turabian-style, and Chicago-style citations are available in the library.