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Get ideas for starting your research, picking a topic or finding specific types of information

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How do I cite articles for my paper?

Most of your professors will require you to include a list of books, web sites or articles that you used to write your paper.  There is a specific way to do this.   The most popular style manuals are:

 
Citation Generators
These are websites that I found on the internet that will allow you to input your data and it will format your citations in that style.  Most are experimental so please double check the formatting to ensure it is accurately following the latest edition of your style manual.

 

  
APA  Manual
Available in print: BF76.7 .P83 2001
Partially available on the Internet: APA Style Manual (official site)
Internet sites that contain APA style examples: Citation Style for Research Papers
 
MLA Style Manual
Available in print: PE1478 .M57 1999
Partially available on the Internet: MLA Style Manual (official site)
Internet sites that contain MLA style examples: Citation Style for Research Papers
 
Chicago Style Manual/Turabian
Available in print: LB2369 .T8 1996
Partially available on the Internet: Turabian Style Guide (library site)
Internet sites that contain Chicago & Turabian style examples: Citation Style for Research Papers
 

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