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Citation Styles
MLA (Modern Language Association) is the citation style most used in the humanities, and in many undergraduate writing courses at Rutgers. Another style frequently used in writing courses is APA (American Psychological Association). Below are resources to help you cite using these styles and others.
MLA Style Online Resources
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MLA Style CenterThe official website of the Modern language Association (MLA) style. It provides basic information on citations and even provides a quick guide.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the MLA Style ManualThis site answer frequently asked questions about the MLA 8th edition.
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MLA Practice TemplateThis PDF provides a template to help with constructing a citation in MLA format.
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Purdue OWL MLA Style GuideThis website run by Purdue University is one of the best resources for citation help. It provides easy-to-follow examples on how to cite any type of information from a book to a tweet.
APA Style Resources
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APA StyleThe APA website has tutorials, a blog, and information about changes to APA. The latest edition of APA Style is the 7th Edition.
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Formatting Electronic (Online) ReferencesInformation from the APA on URLs and DOIs.
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APA Formatting and Style GuideFrom the OWL at Purdue
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APA Documentation GuideFrom the Writing Center of University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis information was taken from the Citation and Style Guides Research Guide by Coe Libraries at the University of Wyoming. https://uwyo.libguides.com/citation/home
Research Guides
APA Publication Manual Tutorials and More https://libguides.rutgers.edu/learningapa
Writing and Citation Formatting- see Citation Formatting and Reference Tools https://libguides.rutgers.edu/writing/citations
Zotero - a free online citation manager https://libguides.rutgers.edu/zotero