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Citing Sources (Citation Style)

Links to resources that provide examples of how to write citations, create a works cited list, and format written documents in various styles for several academic disciplines.

Available in the Library's Reserves & Reference

The print style guide is more comprehensive than the website and has more examples. Use the index to find examples.

APA Style -- American Psychological Association

Used for Psychology, Education, and many other social sciences. Always use the style required by your instructor.  

The following guides provide examples of how to write citations in APA format for specific sources including books, periodical articles, and Web pages. 

Milne Library APA 7th Edition Style Guide

Written by Milne Librarians for SUNY Oneonta students. Summary of the APA guidelines with many examples. 

Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Formatting and Style Guide

All-round best guide to formatting papers and citations in APA. Also includes many tutorials on how to research and write papers.  

APA Citation Examples

Excellent color-coded examples from Northwest Missouri State University.

APA Tutorials

The Basics of APA Style 

This style and grammar guideline presents information about APA Style as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition and the Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition. From the American Psychological Association.

APA Citation Tutorials

Since the citation formatting provided in databases is often incorrect, these nicely done tutorials provide instructions for copying citation information to create in-text citations and reference lists. From Greenley Library at SUNY Farmingdale State College.

APA Style Blog

How do I cite [insert nontraditional references here]?

Offers suggestions for APA citation issues not yet included in the printed manual. Written by the staff at APAstyle.org.

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