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MLA Style Guide

MLA Style Guide
Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) style guide for MLA
MLA Style Center
See how templates are used, read new post and updates about MLA style.

Turabian Style Guide

Turabian Style Guide
Created by George Mason University Writing Center, easy to print.
Turabian Citation Guide
University of Chicago Press online Turabian style guide.

APA Style Guide

APA Style Guide
Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) style Guide for APA.
APA Style
FAQs and other resources to help you improve your writing, master APA Style, and learn the conventions of scholarly publishing.
APA 7th Style -- Brief Guide
Chart outlining the APA 7th edition style rules.
Basics of APA Style
Tutorial designed for those who have no previous knowledge of APA Style®. It shows users how to structure and format their work, recommends ways to reduce bias in language, identifies how to avoid charges of plagiarism, shows how to cite references in text, and provides selected reference examples.
APA Citation for Images
Locating and Citing Online Images for PowerPoint or Posters.
APA Style Blog
APA staff members answer questions about how to cite difficult or odd resources.

SBL Style Guide

Pitts Theology Library SBL Citation Builder
This nifty tool easily allows you to input bibliographic data for your source and convert into correct SBL citation.
SBL Quick Reference
Easy to use SBL Style Guide in PDF, bookmark or print it!
SBL Style for Documenting Sources
Created by the Good Libary at Goshen College, this style guide provides SBL citation formats and examples for various types of sources.
Student Supplement for The SBL Handbook of Style
Student supplement to the Handbook provides updated information for citing electronic resources. Supplement is in PDF format which you can also bookmark or print!

Chicago Style Guide

Chicago Style Guide
Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) style guide for Chicago manual of Style.
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
The 18th edition of the Chicago Manual online with the most up to date information.

Cite This For Me!

Cite This for Me! Tool

Cite This For Me is a free citation tool for students. It automatically formats your bibliographies and reference lists correctly using the APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard referencing styles.

Writing Annotated Bibliographies

Print Citation Guides

The following citation style guides can be found shelved at the front desk. Ask library employees for help.

Chicago style for students and researchers - Turabian
LB 2369 T8 2013
MLA Handbook for writers of research papers, 9th ed
LB 2369 M52 2021
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed
BF 76.7 P83 2020
The SBL handbook of style, 2nd ed
PN 147 S26 2014

The following citation style guide can be found shelved in the Reference Area

The Chicago manual of style
Z 253 U69 2017 ref.