CITATION GUIDES:

Chicago Manual of Style

MLA reference list examples

Visit the Library's list of citation guidelines.

Unless your instructor provides his or her own set of guidelines you may assume that all of those outlined here are acceptable.

 

The Chicago Manual of Style:

The Chicago Manual of Style was developed by the University of Chicago Press and has been in use for over 100 years. It is used by writers, scholars and students in many different fields. For more information on using Chicago Manual of Style to cite sources, including details on footnotes v. references lists, please consult that publication. Chicago style documentation varies according to the field.

The Chicago Manual of Style   SAWYER & SCHOW REF Z253 .U69 1993

Revised edition - has separate sections on documentation for humanities (chapter 15) and for the author-date style commonly used in the natural and social sciences (chapter 16). Not just a guide for documentation, but gives advice on proper treatment of such things as names and titles in languages other than English, transliterating non-Roman alphabet words, etc.

Turabian, Kate L.
A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations   SAWYER & SCHOW REF LB2369 .T8 1996
The classic: a comprehensive guide to the mechanics of writing, newly updated to include guides to citing electronic information sources; based on the Chicago Manual of Style.

 

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Documenting your sources - Chicago Manual of Style reference list examples
A brief guide giving some common examples for print sources.

Sample Paper: Chicago-Style
Based on guidelines set forth in The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed.; from Bedford/St. Martin's Publishing, a college publisher specializing in the humanities.

Using Chicago Style to cite and document internet sources
From Bedford/St. Martin's Publishing, a college publisher specializing in the humanities.

 

MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
MLA Style is the writing format and citation style developed by the Modern Language Association. This is the format most widely used for research papers in the humanities.

Gibaldi, Joseph
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers   SAWYER & SCHOW REF LB2369 .G53 1999
For undergraduate writers; chapter 4 covers documentation.

Gibaldi, Joseph.
The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing   SAWYER REF PN147 .G444 1998
For graduate students and scholarly writers.

 

Williams College Library
Documenting your sources - MLA Style reference list examples
A brief guide giving some common examples for print sources.

Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style
Advice from the Modern Language Association of America; covers some aspects of citing electronic sources.