Research Guides: English as a Second Language: Citing sources

Research tip: Using Citation Tools in Library Databases

These links offer advice for using APA Style and have enough information for most student papers.

APA 7th ed. Quick Reference Guide
Charts detail how to create a reference for a journal article, book, and a book chapter.
APA Style Reference Examples
This page offers links to example references for common types of materials such as journal articles, magazine articles, books, chapters from edited books, dissertations, etc.
APA 7th ed. Style and Grammar Guidelines
APA Style 7th ed. @ Purdue OWL
Information on the format, in-text citations and the reference page for 7th ed. APA research papers. There are also links to archived pages for APA 6th information.
APA Style Blog 7th ed.
Official blog with posts on common questions about 7th ed APA style.
Citation Tools
Tools for creating citations and managing references.
Microsoft Word / Google Docs: APA Formatting Help
Tips for formatting documents in APA style in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
APA Student Paper Setup Guide
Guide from APA showing how to set up an APA Style student paper.

The Chicago Manual of Style - 17th ed. - Online
Publication Date: 2017
17th ed. of official manual. Emich login required for off campus use.
Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed. - Online
16th ed. of official manual. Emich login required for off campus use.

Chicago Manual of Style - Author-Date: Sample Citations - 17th Ed.
Author-Date: Sample Citations (17th Ed.) from the publisher of the Chicago Manual of Style
Chicago Manual of Style - Notes and Bibliography: Sample Citations - 17th Ed.
Notes and Bibliography: Sample Citations (17th Ed.) from the publisher of the Chicago Manual of Style

MLA Style @ Purdue OWL
This guide has examples useful for most student papers. Also includes a sample paper in MLA Style.
MLA Citations by Format
Examples of common formats for the works cited list.
MLA Style Center: Works Cited
FAQs related to MLA Works Cited lists.
MLA Style Center: In-text Citations
FAQs related to in-text citations for MLA Style.