Choosing a Citation Style
Refer to the instructor and/or the assignment guidelines to know which citation style to use. If there is no preference, use the style intended for the discipline.
- APA: psychology, education, other social sciences
- MLA: literature, arts, humanities
- AMA: medicine, health, biological sciences
- Chicago: history, humanities, some social sciences
- Turabian: history and other disciplines
- AP: journalism, news, media
Automatically Create Citations
See Automatically Creating Citations for information on how to create citations directly from library article databases or how to use citation generators and citation organizers.
Citation Style Guides
Citing Sources in APA
Citing Sources in MLA
Citing Sources in CSE
Citing Sources in Chicago & Turabian
Citing Sources in AP Style
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