Citing Sources

NOTE: The campus libraries have copies of the The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (8th ed.) and Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

Annotated Bibliographies

• Annotated Bibliographies - From the OWL at Purdue. Includes sample MLA and APA annotations.
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography - Cornell University Library.

APA Style

• APA Formatting and Style Guide - Comprehensive guide from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
• APA Style Blog - Guidelines from APA experts.
• Citing Research Databases APA Style [PDF, 872 KB] - How to reference MCC's research databases.
• NoodleTools Express: APA - A step-by-step tutorial.

Sample APA papers: An example from the APA website and another from the Purdue OWL.

ASA Style

• In-Text (Citation) References - Guidelines for referencing sources within your paper.
• References Page Formatting - How to cite books, journal, magazine, newspaper articles, etc.

MLA Style

• Citing Research Databases MLA Style - How to cite MCC's research databases.
  • EBSCOhost [PDF,  1066 KB] - Cite an eBook, a journal article with a DOI. a magazine article without a DOI, or a newspaper article.
  • Films on Demand [PDF, 849 KB] - Cite a streaming video.
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library [PDF, 839 KB] - Cite an encyclopedia article.
  • Nexis Uni [PDF, 880 KB] - Cite a newspaper article or a law review.
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context [PDF, 187 KB] - Cite a viewpoint essay or a magazine article.
  • SIRS Issues Researcher [PDF, 874 KB] - Cite a magazine article or a newspaper article.
  • Statista [PDF, 670 KB] - Cite a chart/graph.
• MLA Style: How to Format an Author's Name, Title, Publisher's Name and Publication Date [PDF, 887 KB]
• EasyBib - Automatic bibliography and citation maker.
• MLA Format (8th ed.) - From EasyBib.
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Comprehensive guide from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
• NoodleTools Express: MLA - A step-by-step tutorial.
• Works Cited: A Quick Guide - From the MLA website. Includes a practice template.

Sample MLA papers: The Purdue OWL's works cited page and sample papers (one with footnotes and another with endnotes).