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All styles: RefWorks

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RefWorks

RefWorks allows you to collect, store and organize citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more. RefWorks automatically formats your papers and bibliographies to any style you specify (e.g. APA, MLA, CBE and more).
RefWorks: Getting Started
RefWorks: Importing References from UW Databases
Tutorial

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American Psychological Association (APA)

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APA Documentation Style Citation of both ELECTRONIC and PRINT resources and other details about formatting a research paper in APA style.
APA Style: Acknowledging print and electronic sources in the Social Sciences

"Fastfacts" in pdf format from Writing Services, Learning Commons, University of Guelph

Citation Machine Citation machine generates MLA and APA citations automatically. Choose the type of resource you want to cite, complete a brief web form, then copy and paste the citation into your paper.
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association Citation of ELECTRONIC Format Materials. Agency / Author: APA

Chicago Style

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Chicago Manual of Style Form Guide Citation of PRINT and ELECTRONIC sources.
Chicago Manual of Style Online 15th ed. [RR]
Chicago Style Citation of PRINT and ELECTRONIC formats.
Chicago Style: Acknowledging print and electronic sources in the disciplines "Fastfacts" in pdf format from Writing Services, Learning Commons, University of Guelph
Using Chicago Style to Cite and Document Sources Citation of ELECTRONIC sources.

Council of Science Editors (CSE)

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Council of Science Editors Style (CSE)

Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, the Ohio State University. Covers print and electronic formats.
CSE Style: Acknowledging print and electronic sources in the sciences Writing Services Fastfacts Handout on CSE Style, University of Guelph. Covers print and electronic formats.

Harvard Style

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Harvard Citation and Referencing Guide Covers PRINT and ELECTRONIC sources and includes how to cite U.K. and E.U. official documents.
Harvard Referencing Guide Covers PRINT and ELECTRONIC sources

Li & Crane

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Guide for Citing Electronic Information Citation of ELECTRONIC format materials. Agency / Author: tables version prepared by K. Wagner.

Medical Style

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AMA Manual of Style Provides brief examples for both PRINT and ONLINE recommended by the American Medical Association.
NLM Style "Provides brief examples for PRINT sources as recommended by the National Library of Medicine. Agency / Author: Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington"
Vancouver style Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals.

Modern Language Association of America (MLA)

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Citation Machine Citation machine generates MLA and APA citations automatically. Choose the type of resource you want to cite, complete a brief web form, then copy and paste the citation into your paper.
Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style FAQ gathered and addressed by the source of this style. Agency/Author: Modern Language Association of America.
MLA Style: Acknowledging print and electronic sources in the Arts

"Fastfacts" in pdf format from Writing Services, Learning Commons, University of Guelph

Oxford Style

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Guide to Referencing the Oxford Style Citation of PRINT and ELECTRONIC formats.
Oxford Referencing Style "Citation of PRINT, NON-PRINT and ELECTRONIC formats."

Turabian Style

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Turabian Style - Sample Footnotes and Bibliographic Entries (Bridgewater State College) Sample entries for both footnotes, endnotes and bibliography for print and electronic resources.
Turabian Style Guide (Concordia University Libraries) Brief PDF document covering parenthetical citations and bibliography listings for print and e-resources.

Other Collections of Style Manuals

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Citation Styles for Research Papers Brief outlines of a number of styles for both PRINT and ELECTRONIC.
Citing Sources and Web Sites "Citation of both ELECTRONIC and PRINT formats. Maintained by the Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University."
IEEE Editorial Style Manual
Style Manuals Citation of both ELECTRONIC and PRINT formats. Maintained by Stanford University Libraries.

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