Style Guides and Citations

• RefWorks (Or go directly to the Refworks Login page)
• APA (American Psychological Association)
• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• Chicago
• Turabian
• ACS (American Chemical Society)
• American Anthropological Association
• IEEE
• Other

Note: Various disciplines have a preferred citation style. Always check with your professor before submitting your work.

APA (American Psychological Association) Style:

Online Resources:

• APA Style: Reference Citations in Text PDF (Patrick Power Library) (PDF)
• APA Style: The Reference List PDF (Patrick Power Library) (PDF)

Manual:

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association BF 76.7 P83 2020 REF

MLA (Modern Language Association) Style:

MLA Style 8th edition (2016):

• MLA 8th In-text citations (Patrick Power Library)
• MLA Style 8th worksheet (Patrick Power Library)
• MLA 8th works cited (Patrick Power Library) (Word doc)

Online Resources

• There are many online guides available. Here's one with a clear explanation: MLA Citation Guide from SFU Library

Manual:

• MLA Handbook Eighth Edition LB 2369 G53 2016 SMREF

Library guides for 7th edition:

• MLA Style: Citing Sources in Text PDF (Patrick Power Library)
• ‌MLA Style: The Works Cited List (Patrick Power Library) 

Chicago Style:

Online Resources:

• Chicago Style: Author-Date System PDF - 16th edition (Patrick Power Library) (PDF)
• Chicago Style: Notes-Bib System PDF - 16th edition (Patrick Power Library) (PDF)
• Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (University of Chicago)
• Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (OWL Lab at Purdue)

Manual:

• Chicago Manual of Style Online 17th ed - The complete online edition of the manual
  The 16th edition is available in print in Library Reference Collection (Z 253 U69 2010 SMREF)

Videos:

• Short Youtube videos from Memorial University that explain how to use the Notes-Bibliography Chicago style (16th edition)

Turabian Style:

Online Resources:

• Citation Guide - Turabian (Concordia University Libraries) (PDF)
  How to Write Notes and Bibliographies in Turabian (Memorial University Libraries)

Manual:

• A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations LB 2369 T8 2007 REF

ACS (American Chemical Society) Style:

Online Resources:

• ACS Citation Style (Concordia University Library)
• Quick Guide ACS (Oregon State University, Department of Chemistry)

Manual:

• The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information QD 8.5 A25 2006 SMREF
• The ACS Style Guide (E-book)

American Anthropological Association Style:

Online Resources

October, 2015:
Please note: the AAA ceased to produce their own style guide as of Sept. 2015 (AAA notice). Their website directs users to the Chicago Author-Date Style. The library has produced a guide for Chicago Style using the author-date system. And there is an online subscription to the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style in the Library. Please see above for links to these and other resources.

IEEE Style:

Online Resources:

• IEEE Style (Murdoch University, Australia)

Manual/Guides from publisher:

• IEEE Editorial Style Manual (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014)
• IEEE Citation Reference (IEEE, rev. 2009, D. Graffox)

Other:

FIH's Departmental Style Guides Available on the Internet:

• History Department
• Style Guides for Arts, Business and Science (FIH's Writing Centre style guides)

Citing Statistics:

• How To Cite Statistics America Products (Statistics America)

General Guide:

Citing Sources (Duke University Libraries)
Provides examples of how to cite books, journals, newspapers, government documents, and web sites using APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian styles.

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue - This site provides good explanation and examples of APA, MLA and Chicago citation styles. It is very well known in academic circles. However, please note that the OWL site has recenlty begun linking to a citation generator that is not free nor recommended.