Online Citation Guides
Citation (Style) Guides Available Online
Quick access to MLA and APA styles:
More online citation (style) guides:
- MLA Handbook PlusThe official online version of the MLA Handbook, 9th edition. Here's a shortcut to Appendix 2, Works-Cited-Entries List by Publication Format. A print copy of the Handbook is shelved in the Olin Ready Reference collection: Olin Ref LB 2369 .M52 2021.
- The MLA Style CenterSee Works Cited: A Quick Guide for detailed examples. Not a style guide. Introduces the concepts of Core Elements and Containers and uses a conceptual approach to citation that should help when citing sources not covered by examples in the latest edition of the MLA Handbook.
- APA Style Blog--7th editionAPA Style Blog for the 6th edition [archived]
Handy help with good explanations of and solutions for knotty APA citation situations. For example, see this recent article How to Cite ChatGPT. - The Chicago Manual of Style Online17th ed. [CUL subscription access]
Chapter 14: Notes and Bibliography.
Chapter 15: Author-Date References.
[CUL subscription online access. Access to the 16th ed. is also available online as part of our subscription.] - AP [Associated Press] Stylebook Online[CUL subscription access]
- Citing Legal Materials using MLA styleFrom the MLA Style Center.
- How to Cite U.S. Government Documents in APA Citation StyleLibGuide created by Lynn Thitchener.
- Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States.Online version (in Hathi Trust).
- Columbia Guide to Online StyleCatalog record for the ProQuest Ebook Central version of the 2nd edition (2006).
- Oxford Standard for the Citation Of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA)When assisting with legal citation in the UK, use the PDF of the Full OSCOLA guide (4th ed.) linked from this page.
- Referencing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge KeepersExamples in APA and MLA styles from the University of Calgary.
- UWE [University of Western England] Bristol Harvard styleUse when assisting UWE users on coop chat.
- University of WolverhamptonWhen assisting University of Wolverhampton users on coop chat, use one of the styles recommended on this"Referencing" page. Note: their Harvard style differs from UWE's. The Harvard referencing Quick Guides are freely available, but the Cite Them Right resources require a login.
- Special Formats: Images(MLA, Chicago, and APA examples from Colgate University Visual Resources Library)
Citation guides for the physical sciences available online:
- Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.8th ed. [CUL subscription access]
- IEEE Citation Reference.Link opens as an MS Word document. Specific citation examples.
- IEEE Style LibGuide.(Murdoch University Library)