This page provides links to style sheets for citation styles. Style sheets provide examples of how to cite print books and articles, e-books, articles in online databases, articles on the web, web pages, etc.
Your course instructors will typically require you to use a specific publication/citation style such as MLA, APA or IEEE. Use the citation style recommended by your professor. If no style is recommended, choose one style and stick to it. Consistency is key, so don't mix styles in a bibliography.
Each style has its own rules, so you will need to know what those rules are. Visit our Citation Style guide for help using APA, MLA, AMA, IEEE, legal, scientific, and oral presentation citations and formats.
The sources listed below provide assistance and examples of the APA style.
Best starting point on the Web for citation examples:
APA provides the following sources:
Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by The following sources provide assistance and examples of the Modern Language Association (MLA) style.
Best starting point on the Web for citation examples:
Additional MLA Guides (in print in library):
MLA Handbook by
Additional citation examples on the web, if needed:
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The AMA (American Medical Association) reference style was created by the editors of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). It specifies writing and citation styles for scholarly works in medicine. AMA style is internationally recognized and is used throughout disciplines in the health sciences.
Web sites which provide assistance and examples of legal citation:
The documentation style common in biology has been that of the CBE, the Council of Biology Editors. However, the Council of Biology Editors is now known as the Council of Science Editors (CSE). See the following sources for information about the CSE style.
Scientific Style and Format by Chemists typically use the documentation style of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The following sources provide help and examples.
The ACS Style Guide by
The AIP (American Institute of Physics) documentation style is commonly used in physics. The following sources will help you use this style.
Use verbal citations in your oral presentation to add credibility, show the research you've done, give credit to the original author, and demonstrate to your audience that your research is current and relevant.
Refer to the following tips from Spokane Falls Community College.
Be brief, but provide enough information that your audience can track down the source.
Highlight what is most important criteria for that source.
Include who/what and when.
According to Professor Jane Smith at Stanford University....(abbreviated verbal citation)
When I interviewed college instructor John Doe and observed his English 101 class...
Jason Hammersmith, a journalist with the Dallas Times, describes in his February 13, 2016 article.... (Full verbal citation)
Full verbal citations include all the information about the source thereby allowing the source to be easily found.
ex. According to Harvard University professors, Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones research on this topic published in the Summer 2015 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine....
Abbreviated verbal citations include less information about the source, but still includes the most important aspects of that specific source.
ex. A 2015 study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that Harvard University professors....
This document from Matt McGarrity, a University of Washington communication instructor, provides examples and tips on how to verbally cite information in a speech.
