Citation References

Need help using either MLA (Modern Language Association) style or APA (American Psychological Association style to cite materials and prepare a reference list for your paper? Consult one of these online guides:

• A website illustrating MLA citation style, from Cornell University:
  http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/mla.html

• A brief but comprehensive guide to MLA citation style by Professor MC Harper, that also will help you with wording your sentences properly when including quotations and paraphrases (this is a Microsoft Word document):
  http://www.defiance.edu/pages/lib_citation_MLA.doc
  

• A "crib sheet" on APA style by professors from Wooster College and Georgia Southern University:
  http://www.psywww.com/resource/APA%20Research%20Style%20Crib%20Sheet.htm
  

• A brief but comprehensive guide to APA citation style by Professor MC Harper (this is a Microsoft Word document):
  http://www.defiance.edu/pages/lib_citation_APA.doc
  

• The American Psychological Association's own guide to citing electronic resources:
  http://www.apastyle.org/elecsource.html

• A website illustrating Turabian citation style from the University of Wisconsin: http://library.uww.edu/GUIDES/turacite.htm

• The Chicago Manual of Style Online's own website:
  http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
  
  

If you have other questions, please call the Pilgrim Library at 419-783-2481 or send an e-mail to library@defiance.edu.