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This page provides examples of how to cite sources according to APA, MLA, and Turabian style guides. For examples not provided here, please consult the print style guides available at the Library's Front Desk.

Online Articles and Other Internet Sources:

 

Books in Print

 

Other Sources

 

General Information About APA, MLA and Turabian Styles

In-Text Citing of Sources APA Guide (See Below)

In-Text Citing of Sources MLA Guide (See Below)

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Document from an Internet Site (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Examples of Reference List Entries:

An internet site with personal author and publication day & year:
Richer, S. (2005, July 26). Baseball dream lives on.
     Retrieved July 26, 2005 from http://www.theglobe
     andmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050726.
     wxpitcher0726/BNStory/Sports/

An internet site with corporate author and publication day & year:
Human Rights Watch. (2005, July 8). Venezuela: Court orders
      trial of civil society leaders. Retrieved July 26, 2005 from
      http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2005/07/08/venezu11299.htm

An internet site with no publication date. The "n.d." is the abbreviation for no date.:
Janson, L.K. (n.d.). Video game sales go through the roof.
     Retrieved July 18 2005 from http://www.videosales.com
     /fun/roof/2005.html

An internet site with no author and year of publication:
Basketball fans do all the winning. (2004). Retrieved from
     http://www.sportfantastic.com/sillyfans/fun.htm

An Internet article based on a print source, with multiple authors:
Bar-Ilan, J., Peritz, B.C., & Wolman, Y. (2005). A survey on the
     use of electronic databases and electronic journals
      accessed through the web by the academic staff of Israeli
     universities [Electronic version]. Journal of Academic
     Librarians, 29
, 346-359.
Note: The "29" indicates the volume number.

Examples of In-Text Citations:

An internet site with a personal authorand an exact publication date: (Richer, 2005, July 26)

An internet site with a corporate author and an exact publication date:
(Human Rights Watch, 2005, July 8)

An internet site with no publication date. The "n.d." is the abbreviation for no date.: (Janson, n.d.)

An internet site with no author and a year-only publication date: (Baseball fans, 2004)

An Internet article based on a print source, with multiple authors: (Bar-Ilan, Peritz, & Wolman, 2005)

MLA

Examples of Works Cited Entries:

An internet site with personal author and publication day & year:
Richer, Susan. "Baseball Dream Lives On."
     The Globe and Mail.com
The Globe and Mail. 26 July 2005. Web.
     26 July, 2006. 

An internet site with no personal author:
"Venezuela: Court Orders Trial of Civil Society
     Leaders." HRW.org. Human Rights Watch. 8 July 2005. Web. 
     26 July 2005.

An internet site with no publication date. The "n.d." is the abbreviation for no date.:
Janson, Leslie K. "Video Game Sales Go Through
     the Roof." VideoSales.com. n.d. Web. 18 July 2005. 
    

Note: In MLA website citations the first date is the publication date and the second date is the date that you viewed the page.

Examples of In-Text Citations:

An internet site with personal author and publication day & year: (Richer, para. 3) Note: When no page number is give, indicate the paragraph number.

An internet site with no personal author: ("Venezuela" 2) Note: The "2" indicates the page number.


Turabian

Example of Bibliography Entry:

"Don't Mess with Texas Marines." Marine Corps
     Moms, 27 January 2005, accessed 4 August
     2005 . Internet online. Available from
     http://marinecorpsmoms.com/archives/2005
     /01/dont_mess_with_texas_marines.html.

Note: If the article has a personal author, include the author first before the title of the web article (e.g. Samson, Jason).

Example of Note:

     "Don't Mess with Texas Marines" (Marine Corps 
Moms, 27 January 2005, accessed 4 August 2005)
[internet online]; available from http://marinecorpsmoms.com/
archives/2005/01/dont_mess_with_texas_marines.html.

 

An Entire Internet Site (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

APA does not provide a recommendation for citing an entire internet site. Please see above for formats for a variety of internet pages.

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

History Channel.com. History Channel. 2005. Web. 28 July 2005.
     

Turabian

Turabian does not provide a recommendation for citing an entire internet site. Please see above for the format for individual internet pages.

 

Work from a Library Subscription Service (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry for a Journal Article (Follow similar pattern for other types of sources.):

Borman, W.C. & Hanson, M.A. (1993). Role of early
     supervisory experience in supervisor performance.
      Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449.
     Retrieved July 25, 2005 from PsychARTICLES
     database.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Borman & Hanson, 1993)

MLA

Example of a Works Cited Entry for a Journal Article:

Borman, William C. and Michael A. Hanson "Role of
     Early Supervisory Experience in Supervisor
     Performance." Journal of Applied Psychology 78
     (1995): 21-42. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 28 July 2005. 
    

Example of an In-Text Citation: (Borman & Hanson 23) Note: The "23" indicates the page number.

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entry:

Borman, William C. and Michael A. Hanson.
     "Role of Early Supervisory Experience in
     Supervisor Performance." Journal of Applied
     Psychology
78 (1995). Expanded Academic
     ASAP.

Example of Note:

     William C. Borman and Michael A. Hanson,
"The Role of Early Supervisory Experience in
Supervisor Performance," Journal of Applied
Psychology
78 (1995). Expanded Academic ASAP.

 

An Online Book (eBook) from NetLibrary or eBrary (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Zuriff, G.E. (1985). Behaviorism: A conceptual
     reconstruction. New York: Columbia University.
     Retrieved August 8, 2005, from NetLibrary database.

Example of In-Text Citation: For examples see In-Text APA Guide

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

Zuriff, George Eliott. Behaviorism: A Conceptual
     Reconstruction.
New York: Columbia University,
     1985. NetLibrary. Web. 8 August 2005. 
    

Example of In-Text Citation: (Zuriff 187) Note: The "187" indicates the page number.

Turabian

Example of Bibliography Entry:

Colletti, Jermone and Mary S. Fiss. Compensating
     New Sales Roles : How to Design Rewards That
     Work in Today's Selling Environment.

     New York: AMACOM Books, 1999. Netlibrary.

Example of Note:

     Jerome Coletti and Mary S. Fiss. Compensating
New Sales Roles : How to Design Rewards That Work
in Today's Selling Environment
(New York: AMACOM
Books, 1999), Netlibrary.

 

 
Article in a Scholarly Journal (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Up to Six Authors:

Valderrabano, V., Perren, T., Ryf, C., Rillmann, P.
     & Hintermann, B. (2005). Snowboarder's talus
     fracture: treatment outcome of 20 cases after
     3.5 years. American Journal of Sports Medicine,
     33,
871-882.

Notes:

  • if more than six authors, include up to six and end the list with "et al."
  • if journal is not continuously paginated, include issue number in parenthesis following volume number. In the example above "33" is the volume number.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Valderrabona, Perren, Rye, Rillman, & Hinterman, 2005)

MLA

Example of a Works Cited Entry:

Up to Three Authors:

Saini, Amit and Jean L Johnson. "Organizational
     Capabilities in E-commerce: An Empirical
     Investigation of E-brokerage Service Providers."
     Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 33 (1995),
     360-375. Print.

Notes:

  • The "33" indicates the volume number. If the volume has issues that are individually paginated, indicate the issue number as follows for volume 33, issue 3: 33.3.
  • The "360-375" indicates the pages on which the article may be found.
  • If an article has more than three authors, incluse the first author and at "et al," (and others).

Example of an In-Text Citation: (Saini and Johnson 367) Note: The "367" is the page number.

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entry:

Jackson, Richard. "Running Down the
     Up-Escalator: Regional Inequality in
     Papua New Guinea" Australian Geographer
     14 (May 1979): 175-84.

Note: The "14" indicates the volume number.

Example of Note:

     Richard Jackson, "Running Down the Up-Escalator:
Regional Inequality in Papua New Guinea," Australian
Geographer
14 (May 1979): 180.

 

 

Article in a Newspaper (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Newspaper article with no author:

Council honors Navy seal who died. (2005, July 27).
     The Boston Globe, p. B2.

Newspaper article with author:

Savage, C, (July 26, 2005). Put cleared detainees
     in a hotel, lawyer says. The Boston Globe, p. A1.

Examples of In-Text Citations:

Newspaper article with no author: (Council honors Navy Seal, 2005)

Newspaper article with author: (Savage, 2005)

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

Newpaper article with no author:

"Council Honors Navy Seal Who Died."
     The Boston Globe
27 June 2005: B2. Print.

Newpaper article with author:

Savage, Charles K. "Put Cleared Detainees
     in Hotel, Lawyer Says." The Boston Globe
     26 July 2005: A1. Print.

Examples of In-Text Citations: ("Council Honors" B2), and (Savage A1) Note: The "B2 and "A1" indicate the page numbers.

Turabian

Note Regarding Newspaper Articles in Bibliographies:

Turabian does not recommend including individual newspaper articles in a bibliography. If a newspaper is cited only once or twice a note in the text is all that is required.

Example of Note:

Boston Globe, 28 July 2006

Note: If city name is not obvious from title, it should be included in parantheses following the title and before the date of the article.

 

Article in a Magazine (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Unsigned article:

Meet the Napster: Shawn Fanning was 18 when
     he wrote the code that changed the world. His fate,
     and ours, is now in the court's hands.
     (2000, October 2) Time, 156(14), 60-62.

Note: The "156" is the volume number, "14" is the issue number, and "60-62" is the page range.

Article with author:

Swibel, M. (2005, June 6). Retire? Not so fast.
     Forbes, 75(12), 100.

Example of In-Text Citation:

(Meet the Napster, 2000, October 2)

(Swibel, 2005, June 6)

MLA

Examples of Works Cited Entries:

Unsigned Article:

"Meet the Napster: Shawn Fanning was 18 When
     He Wrote the Code that Changed the World. His
     Fate, and Ours, is Now in the Court's Hands."
     Time 2 October 2000: 60-62. Print.

Article with author:

Swibel, Michelle. "Retire? Not So Fast." Forbes
     6 June 2005: 100. Print.

Examples of In-Text Citations:

("Meet the Napster" 61)

(Swibel 100)

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entries:

Unsigned Article:

"Meet the Napster: Shawn Fanning was 18 When
     He Wrote the Code that Changed the World. His
     Fate, and Ours, is Now in the Court's Hands."
     Time, 2 October 2000,  60-62.

Article with author:

Swibel, Michelle. "Retire? Not So Fast." Forbes,
     6 June 2005, 100.

Examples of Notes:

     "Meet the Napster: Shawn Fanning was 18 When
He Wrote the Code that Changed the World. His
Fate, and Ours, is Now in the Court's Hands,"
Time, 2 October 2000,  60-62.

     Michelle Swibel, "Retire? Not So Fast," Forbes,
6 June 2005, 100.

 

Book with a Single Author (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Brandeis, G. (2003). The Book of dead birds.
     New York: HarperCollins.

Example of In-Text Citation: For examples see In-Text APA Guide

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

Brandeis, Gayle. The Book of Dead Birds. New
      York: HarperCollins, 2003. Print.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Brandeis 46) Note: The "46" indicates the page number. For more examples see In-Text MLA Guide.

Turabian

Example of Bibliography Entry:

Brandeis, Gayle. The Book of Dead Birds.
     New York: HarperCollins, 2003

Example of Note:

     Gayle Brandeis. The Book of Dead Birds
(New York: HarperCollins, 2003), 46.

Note: The "46" indicates the page number.

 

Book with Multiple Authors (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

White, M. & Michaelson, J.J. (2007). Where the hills
     were quiet and shy
. Jasonville, MA: Jasonville
     College Press.

Note: If there are more than six authors, include all six and end with "et al" (meaning "and others").

Example of In-Text Citation: (White & Michaelson, 2007)

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

Stewart, Jason L. and Stevens, Susan K. Music
     Downloads the Legal Way
. Jonesville, MA: Saint
     John's Press, 2006. Print.

Note: If there are more than three authors, name only the first and add "et al" (meaning "and others").

Example of an In Text Citation:

(Stewart & Stevens 176) Note: The "176" indicates the page number.

Turabian

Example of Bibliography Entry:

Stewart, Jason L. and Susan K. Stevens. Music
     Dowloads the Legal Way.
Jonesville, MA: Saint
     John's Press, 2006.

Example of Note:

     Jason L. Stewart and Susan K Stevens. Music
Downloads the Legal Way.
(Jonesville, MA: Saint
John's Press, 2006), 234.

Note: the "176" idicates the page number.

 

Reference Book (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Goethals, G.R., Sorenson, G.J., & Burns, J.M. (Eds.).
     (2004). Encyclopedia of Leadership. (Vols. 1-4).
     Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Example of In-Text Citation: For examples see In-Text APA Guide 

MLA

MLA does not recommend a format for an entire reference book. Each entry should be cited individully. See below for examples of reference book entries.

Turabian

Turabian does not recommend including an entire well-known reference work in a bibliography and therefore it does not provide a format.

 

Article in a Reference Book (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Erickson, V.L. (2004). Community development.
     In G.R.Goethals, G.J. Sorenson, & J.M. Burns (Eds.),
     Encyclopedia of Leadership (pp.238-244). Thousand
     Oaks, CA: Sage.

Example of In-Text Citation: For examples see In-Text APA Guide 

MLA

Examples of a Works Cited Entries:

Mohanty, Jitendra M. "Indian Philosophy." The New
     Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropaedia.
15th ed. 1987. Print.

"Noon." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. Print.

Examples of In-Text Citations:

(Mohanty 345) Note: The "345" indicates the page number.

The definition of "noon" should be refered to in-text with a brief description of the source, however an in-text citation is not needed.

Turabian

Note on Bibliography:

Turabian does not recommend including an entire well-known reference work in a bibliography and therefore it does not provide a format. For lesser known reference books, consider following the format for Article in an Anthology or Compilation.

Example of Note:

Columbia Encyclopedia, 5th ed., s.vv. "cold war."

Notes:

  • The edition of a well-known reference work must be included in the note for all but the first edition.
  • The "s.vv." stands for "after the words." It is a standard abbreviation that should be used when citing well-known encyclopedias and dictionaries. The singular is "s.v." for "after the word."

 

Anthology or Compilation (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Forbes, I & Smith, S (Eds.). (2005). Politics and Human
     Nature
(2nd ed.). New York: St. Martin's.

Example of In-Text Citation: Cite individual articles and works from an anthology or compilation, rather than citing the entire work. See "Work in an Anthology or Compilation" below for examples.

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

Forbes, Isabelle, and Steven Smith, eds. Politics
     and Human Nature
, 2nd ed. New York:
     St. Martin's, 2005. Print.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Forbes and Smith 23) Note: "23" is the page number.

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entry:

Forbes, Isabelle, and Steven Smith, eds, Politics
     and Human Nature,
2d ed. New York:
     St Martin's, 2005.

Example of Note:

     Isabelle Forbes, and Steven Smith, eds, Politics
and Human Nature,
2d ed. (New York: St Martin's,
2005), 225. Note: The "225" is the page number.

 

Work in an Anthology or Compilation (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Nicholson, M. (1983). Psychoanalysis and human nature.
     In I. Forbes & S. Smith (Eds.), Politics and Human Nature
     (pp. 103-115). New York: St. Martin's.

Example of In-Text Citation: For examples see In-Text APA Guide

 

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

Nicholson, Michael. "Psychoanalysis and
     Human Nature." Politics and Human Nature.
     Ed. Isabelle Forbes and Steven Smith.
     New York: St Martin's, 1983. 190-198. Print.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Nicholson 197) Note: The "197" is the page number. For more examples see In-Text MLA Guide

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entry:

Nicholson, Michael. "Psychoanalysis and
     Human Nature." In Politics and Human
      Nature,
ed. Isabelle Forbes and Steven
     Smith, 112-137. New York: St. Martin's,
      1983.

Example of Note:

     Michael Nicholson. "Psychoanalysis and
Human Nature," in Politics and Human Nature,
ed. Isabelle Forbes and Steven Smith (New
York: St. Martin's, 1983), 122.

 

Television Program (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Examples of Reference List Entries:

A Television Broadcast:

Fagan, J. (Executive Producer). (2004, December 21).
     60 Minutes [Television broadcast]. United States:
     CBS

A Television Series:

Ball, A. (Producer). (2005). Six Feet Under
     [Television series]. United States: HBO.

An Individual Episode from a Television Series:

Buck, S. (Writer) & Shackman, M. (Director).
     (2005) Singing for our lives [Television series
     episode]. In A. Ball (Producer), Six Feet Under.
     United States: HBO.

Examples of In-Text Citations:

A Television Broadcast: (Fagan, 2004, December 21)

A television series: (Ball, 2005)

An Individula episode from a Television Series: (Buck & Shackman, 2005)

MLA

Examples of Reference List Entries:

"Frederick Douglass." Civil War Journal. Narr. Danny
     Glover. Dir. Craig Haffner. Arts and
     Entertainment Network. 10 July 2005.

Examples of In-Text Citations: ("Frederick Douglass")

Turabian

Example of Bibliography Entry:

60 Minutes. Television program. CBS, 27 June 2002

Example of Note:

60 Minutes, television program, CBS, 27 June 2002.

 

Sound Recording (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Madonna. (1990). Papa don't preach.
     On The Immaculate Collection [CD]. United States:
     Sire Records.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Madonna, 1990)

MLA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Madonna. "Papa Don't Preach" The Immaculate
     Collection
. United States: Sire Records, 1990.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Madonna)

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entry:

Madonna. "Papa Don't Preach." The Immaculate
     Collection.
Sire Records, 1990. CD.

Example of Note:

     Madonna, "Papa Don't Preach," The Immaculate
Collection,
Sire Records, 1990, CD.

 

Film or Video Recording (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Example of Reference List Entry:

Nolan, C. (Director). (2001). Memento [Motion
     picture]. United States: Columbia TriStar.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Nolan, 2001)

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entry:

Memento. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Perf. Guy Pearce,
     Carrie-Anne Moss. 2001. DVD. Columbia TriStar, 2001.

Example of In-Text Citation: (Memento)

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entry:

Memento. Directed by Christopher Nolan.
     96 min. Columbia TriStar, 2001. DVD.

Example of Note:

     Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan,
96 min., Columbia TriStar, 2001, DVD.

 

 

Interviews (Please scroll down for MLA and Turabian)
APA

Interviews, in person, through email, or by phone are not included on the Reference List because these sources are not recoverable. Refer to these sources in the text only.

MLA

Example of Works Cited Entries:

Douglas, Jim. Personal interview. 28 July 2005.

Robinson, Laura. Telephone interview. 16 May 2004.

Halprin, Jeffrey. E-mail interview. 8-12 June 2005.

Note on In-Text Citations for Interviews: Interviews should be discussed within the text of the paper but should not be cited in a parenthetical reference.

Turabian

Examples of Bibliography Entry:

Douglas, Jim, Director of Conant Library.
     Interview by author, 28 September 2004,
     Dudley, MA.

Example of Note:

     Jim Douglas, Director of Conant Library,
interviewed by author, 28 September 2004,
Dudley, MA.

 

 

General Information About APA, MLA, and Turabian Styles
About APA
About MLA
About Turabian
About APA
General Information

 

APA citation style is based on Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, 2001. For addition information please refer to this publication. A copy is on reserve at the main desk in Conant Library.

 

About Citing Sources Using APA Style

 

There are several important reasons to cite sources including 1) to attribute ideas and information from other sources, and 2) to help the reader easily locate the original source of ideas and information.

In citing sources it is vital to include both a Reference List at the end of a paper and citations within the text of the paper (i.e. in-text citations). All items in the Reference List must be cited within the paper and all items cited in the text must be in the Reference List.

 

General Rules
  • All text should be double spaced.
  • Authors' names should be inverted (last name first), and names should consist of last name and initials.
  • Capitalize only the first word of the an article title and subtitle, as well as proper nouns.
  • Journal titles should not be abbreviated.
  • The Reference List should be placed at the end of the paper.
  • All items in the Reference List should be double spaced within and between entries.
  • All items should be alphabetized according to the last name of the first author.
  • Sources without authors should be alphabetized within the Reference List according to the first word of the article title.

 

About MLA
General Information

 

MLA citation style is based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition, 2009. For addition information please refer to this publication. A copy is on reserve at the main desk in Conant Library.

 

About Citing Sources Using MLA Style

 

There are several important reasons to cite sources including 1) to attribute ideas and information from other sources, and 2) to help the reader easily locate the original source of ideas and information.

In citing sources it is vital to include both a Works Cited list at the end of a paper and citations within the text of the paper (i.e. in-text citations). All items in the Works Cited list must be cited within the paper and all items cited in the text must be in the Works Cited list.

 

General Rules
  • It is important to cite all quotes, paraphrases, figures, and summaries
  • If you are citing one sentence, include your in-text citation in parentheses before the period. If you are using information from one source throughout a paragraph, the in-text citation should come after the period of the last sentence of the paragraph.
  • If the writer of the paper introduces a quote or paraphrase by discussing the author, only a page number is needed in the in-text citation. For example: Douglas indicated that this was the case (12).
  • The Works Cited page is the last page of your document and includes only those sources that are cited in text. Entries should be arranged alphabetically by the first word of the entry (If there is no author, use the first word of the title.
  • The Works Cited page should be double spaced with no extra space between entries.

 

 

About Turabian
General Information

 

Turabian citation style is based on A Manual for Writers of Term Papaers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian, revised by John Grossman and Alice Bennett, 6th edition, 1996. For addition information please refer to this publication. A copy is on reserve at the main desk in Conant Library.

Turabian style has two different formats, the author-date method that includes a reference list and parenthetical reference, and another format that includes the use of a bibliography and notes. At Nichol Colleges, the professors who use Turabian style will call for the bibliography and notes format. Therefore, that is the format that is used in this guide.

 

General Rules

 

  • A Turabian style bibliography includes a list of all sources used to create your paper, whether or not you have noted them in your paper.
  • The bibliography should be organized alphabetically according to the first word of each entry.
  • Bibliography entried should be single spaced with a space between each listing.
  • If you include more than one work by the same author, put the works in alphetical order in your bibliography and for all but the first entry, replace the author's name with five dashes.

 

 

 

About Notes

 

Turabian style calls for a bibliography that is included at the end of a paper and notes (either footnotes or endnotes) that are included either at the bottom of each page or at the end of the text of the paper.

All notes must be numbered using superscript. Using Microsoft Word it is simple to insert notes through use of the "Insert" pull-down menu. From the "Insert" menu, choose "Reference" and follow the steps from there. Allowing Word to auto number your notes will make the process quite simple. If you make edits Word will automatically update the note numbers for you.

If you include several notes that refer to the same work, only the first note must be complete with all title and publication information. All those that follow may simply include the author's last name [comma] the page number used.

 

 

In-Text Citing of Sources Guide (APA) 

Use citations within the text to differentiate your own ideas from those of your sources.  

 Note: Any source cited in the text of your paper should be listed in the Reference List; Any source cited in your Reference List should have a citation in the text of your paper.  

Direct Quotes 

 Fewer than 40 words: Use double quotation marks at beginning and end of quote and provide the author, year, and specific page. Examples: 

  • She stated, “Students often had difficulty using APA style” (Jones, 1998, p. 199), but she did not offer any explanation as to why. 

 

  • According to Jones (1998), “Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time” (p. 199). 

 

  • Jones (1998) found “Students often had difficulty using APA style” (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers? 

 

40 words or more: Omit quotation marks, start quotation on new line and indent ½ inch from the left-side margin. After the final punctuation mark, give the citation in parenthesis. Double space entire quote.

Example: 

      Jones’s 1993 study found the following: Students often had difficulty 

      using APA style, especially when it was their first time citing sources.

      This difficulty could be attributed to the fact that many students failed 

      to purchase a style manual or to ask their teacher for help. (p. 199)

Omitting words from a direct quote: Use 3 ellipsis points (…) within a sentence. Use 4 points, one to indicate end of sentence and then three more, to indicate any omission between two sentences. 

Adding emphasis to a word or words in a quotation: italicize the words or phrases and immediately after add  [italics added]  

No author: Use a shortened version of the title of the source and put double quotation marks before and after.  Ex. A similar study was done of students learning to format research papers (“Using APA,” 2001). 

Multiple authors: Same as above but use only author’s last names. e.g. (Goethals, Piper, & Burns, 2004, p.23) 

Paraphrasing or referring to an idea from another work but NOT directly quoting

 Give author’s last name and year of publication. Examples: 

Jones (1998) compared student performance…

In a recent study of student performance (Jones, 1998)…

In 1998, Jones compared student performance… 

 

In-Text Citing of Sources Guide (MLA)


Use citations within the text to differentiate your own ideas from those of your sources.

Note: Any source cited in the text of your paper should be listed in the Reference List; Any source cited in your Reference List should have a citation in the text of your paper.

Direct Quotes

Fewer than 40 words: Use double quotation marks at beginning and end of quote and provide the author, year, and specific page. Examples:

She stated, "Students often had difficulty using MLA style" (Jones, 199), but she did not offer any explanation as to why.

According to Jones, "Students often had difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time" (199).


Jones found "Students often had difficulty using MLA style" (199); what implications does this have for teachers?

40 words or more: Omit quotation marks, start quotation on new line and indent 1 inch from the left-side margin. Indent beginning of paragraph 1/4 inch only if quote contains multiple paragraphs. After the final punctuation mark, give the citation in parenthesis. Double space entire quote.

Example:

Jones's 1993 study found the following:

      Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was

      their first time citing sources. This difficulty could be attributed to the

      fact that many students failed to purchase a style manual or to ask

      their teacher for help. (199)

Omitting words from a direct quote: Use 3 ellipsis points (...) within a sentence. Use 4 points, one to indicate end of sentence and then three more, to indicate any omission between two sentences.

Adding emphasis to a word or words in a quotation: italicize the words or phrases and immediately after add [italics added]

No author: Use a shortened version of the title of the source and put double quotation marks before and after. Ex. A similar study was done of students learning to format research papers ("Using ALA," 2001).

Multiple authors: Same as above but use only author's last names. e.g. (Goethals, Piper, & Burns, 2004, p.23)

Paraphrasing or referring to an idea from another work but NOT directly quoting

Give author's last name. Examples:

Jones compared student performance...

In a recent study of student performance (Jones)...

In 1998, Jones compared student performance...

 

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