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Documenting Sources
When you report the results of your research, you are expected to let readers know where you got your information. The custom for reporting your sources varies from one field of study to another. For English classes, you should follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) style. For subjects like psychology and sociology, you may be asked to
follow the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
Below you will find general
guidelines for citing books, journals, and media, as well as Web-specific recommendations for MLA
and APA
styles. For further information on different documentation systems such
as Turabian and Council of Biology editors, see the Writing
Center at the University of Wisconsin.
Bibliography Styles Handbook
(University of Illinois)
A
Guide for Writing Research Papers (MLA)
(Capital Community-Technical
College)
Online
Documentation: Modern Language Association Style
The Modern
Language Association has recently adopted standards for the World Wide
Web. Guidelines for formatting Web sources are available at their
offical website.
Web site
without an author given:
"MLA Style." MLA on the Web. Nov. 1997. 28 January 1998. <http://www.mla.org>
28 January 1998.
Web site
with an author:
Rodrigues,
Dawn. "The Research Paper and the World Wide Web." January 1997.
28
January 1998 <http://www.prenhall.com/rodrigues>.
Article
in a journal:
Winston,
Patricia. "A Double Spirit of Teaching: What Shakespeare's Teachers
Teach Us."
Early Modern Literary Studies Special Issue
1(1997): 8.1-3. 18 January 1998
<http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/emls/si-01/si-01winson.html>.
Article
in a reference databank:
Matchie, Thomas. "Literary Continuity
in Sandra Cisneros's 'The House on Mango Street.' The Midwest
Quarterly 37.1 (Fall 1995):
67-80. Infoseek Search Bank. Expanded Academic Index. 28 January
1998
<http://www.searchbank.com>.
Your
teacher may prefer that you follow a different version of MLA style.
Other versions of MLA Guidelines on the Web include:
Online
Documentation: American Psychologocal Association
The American Psychological
Association has issued a statement with its recommended guidelines.
See their official site for examples.
Select "Student Information." Then select "FAQs." Then select "Web
Citation Style."
Your
teacher may prefer that you follow a different version of APA guidelines.
Here are some other sites available on the Web:
Electronic
Sources: APA Style of Citation
Guide
for Citing Electronic Information
Guidelines
for Writing in APA Style (Borst)
APA
Publication Manual Crib Sheet
Guide
for Writing Research Papers
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