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Citation Style Guides

Activate the tab in this box for the style guide you need. In general, APA is used by psychology, sociology, and some science classes; Chicago/Turabian is used in history courses; and, MLA in English Classes. Check your instructor's requirements.

APA has a new style! The 7th edition. View the APA's Official Quick Reference Guide. For many more examples, the APA has a complete guide, too. See this handy and very detailed Student Paper Checklist and this annotated Student Sample Paper.

View Purdue Owl's Chicago Style Examples

View Purdue Owl's Sample Paper

Visit our Footnote page for how-to video/guides.

See this Sample MLA Paper adapted from a guide posted by the CT Capital Community College Library
See Bristol Community College's Quick Style Guide to MLA-8 in-text citations and works cited lists.
View Purdue Owl's Works Cited list examples.
See MLA Style Center Guides and Tutorials. A complete, MLA manual is available for use at the QVCC Library main desk.
Try downloading or printing MLA templates to gather necessary citation elements.
Watch a 5-minute video explaining MLA citation created by the Hayden Memorial Library at Citrus College.

In-Text Citations

To see detailed in-text examples, follow the link and scroll down. Examples are below each reference page example.

Parenthetical citation: (Last name, year)

Narrative citation: Last name (year)

MLA In-Text Examples

(Lastname page#)

Footnotes

Footnote How-To
Videos, step-by-step guides and online resources for citing sources using Chicago Turabian footnotes.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Avoid Accidental Plagiarism

Learn what to cite in just 3 minutes. Video created by Hartness Library at CCV/Vermont Tech, licensed under Creative Commons license.

ONLINE Citation Generators and Citation Management

All online citation generators make mistakes. Go ahead and use your favorite, but be sure to check your citations against a style guide. Here are a few online citation managers to try:

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