SCSU Hilton C. Buley Library: Citations and References: Learn More

General Citation Resources

SCSU Academic Success Center (Writing & Tutorial Centers)
Visit the Writing Tutors in the Academic Success Center (3rd floor of the library) for help with all types of writing issues, including citation styles
Components of a citation (tutorial)
See examples of citations for books, book chapters, and articles in MLA and APA. Then take the quiz.
Citation Game
Test your skills in ACS, APA, Chicago, and MLA in this game from Williams College

APA Citation Guide
by Research Librarian Last Updated Mar 7, 2024 908 views this year

Basics of APA Tutorial (Flash)
APA Citation Basics from EasyBib
Understanding the fundamentals of APA citations, APA citation examples of source types, tips and examples for citing online sources, and creating parenthetical in-text citations.
APA & MLA Citation Game
Practice creating citations with this game from the University of Washington.
OWL at Purdue APA guide
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One of the best citation guides on the Internet, the OWL at Purdue also covers title page and paper formatting, and many other writing skills.
APA Style Blog "Best of" Series
Great overview posts for how to do APA. The blog itself covers specific questions like how to cite data, or how to refer to your own translation.

MLA Citation Basics from EasyBib (PDF-printable handbook)
Understanding the fundamentals of MLA citations, MLA citation examples of source types, tips and examples for citing online sources, and creating parenthetical in-text citations.
APA & MLA Citation Game
Practice creating citations with this game from the University of Washington.
OWL at Purdue MLA Guide
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One of the best citation guides on the Internet, the OWL at Purdue also covers title page and paper formatting, and many other writing skills.

Chicago Manual of Style
by Research Librarian Last Updated Aug 9, 2023 24 views this year

OWL at Purdue Chicago Style Guide
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation from Cornell U Law
The Indigo Book
An open version of the legal citation standard guide, the Blue Book (not affiliated with the actual Blue Book.)

How to change APA to CSE/CBE style (articles)
It's not hard to change APA style, available in many of our databases and Google Scholar, to CSE/CBE Name-Year style. Here's how.