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APA Style
How
to Cite Information From the Internet and the
World Wide Web
The
guide from the American Psychological Association's
home page.
Reference List: Electronic Resources
From Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL), excellent examples of citing electronic resources; including articles, articles retrieved from databases, web documents, emails, etc.
Using
American Psychological Association (APA) Format
From the Purdue
University Online Writing Lab, a guide on
how to cite all types of non-electronic resources
in APA format.
APA Research Style Crib Sheet
From the College of Wooster.
Format
a paper in APA style
Information
from the APA manual, summarized by the USF
Library.
APA
Printable Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
MLA Style
Citing Sources from the World Wide Web This site provides guidelines on MLA documentation style authorized by the Modern Language Association of America.Using Modern Language Association (MLA) FormatFrom the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, a guide on how to cite all types of non-electronic resources in MLA format.
MLA
Printable Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
University of Chicago / Turabian Style
A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities Melvin E. Page, at the History Department, East Tennessee State University, provides a citation guide consistent with the paper copy of Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (5th ed.).Other Examples
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers Maurice Crouse, from the History Department of the University of Memphis addresses electronic citation of history sources and provides examples. Crouse recommends citation styles and seekds to make forms borrowed from various sources compatible with Turabian's traditional styles for history.