Citation Style
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The Chicago Manual of Style
Call Number: Olin Library Reference Z 253 .U69 2017; shelved behind the reference deskThe 17th Edition is available in book form and online.
For answers to some of the basic questions about Chicago Style, see Citation Style Quickguide -
MLA Handbook
Publication Date: 2016The 8th edition of the MLA Handbook guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list. More than just a new edition, this is a new MLA style.
The MLA Style Center, online, also provides some guidance in the Works Cited: Quick Guide and in a list of FAQs in Ask the MLA.
Finally, the Purdue OWL for MLA site offers an excellent online guide for MLA Citation Style. If you don't find your answer there, you may need to check the print copy, shelved behind the Reference Desk in Olin Library -
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style
Call Number: Olin Reference BF 76.7 .P83 2020; shelved behind the reference deskPublication Date: 20207th edition. "The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences." [publisher]
The Purdue OWL APA site offers an excellent online guide for APA Citation Style. If you don't find your answer there, you may need to check the print copy, shelved behind the Reference Desk in Olin Library
See also: APA Blog.
Citation Management Software
To manage a large number of references, you may wish to use a citation manager such as Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote, See the Cornell LIbrary, Citation Management web page for more information.