Need help citing sources?

These Quick Guides (from Indiana University and Duke) cover the most commonly used types of sources.

• APA Style Guide
• Chicago Style Guide
• MLA Style Guide
  • Updated MLA Style for 2008/2009 (A Hacker Handbooks Supplement)
  • NEW! MLA Update 2009 from the OWL - Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
• Citing Sources

Some UC Library databases and free Web sites (EasyBib, RapidCite) will create your citations for you.

• Database-embedded citation formatters
• Web-based citation formatters

Microsoft Word 2007 can automatically create your bibliography.

• MS Word 2007 bibliography tip sheet
• Create a bibliography using MS Word (a YouTube video by Hilary Pike)

Having trouble with citations for Web sources like blogs, wikis or personal Web pages?

• How to cite Internet sources (Yale University)

For comprehensive help with writing, formatting and citing a college paper, try:

• The Writing Center (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Try these Longer Guides for a more complete look at citation styles.

• APA Crib Sheet (PDF) - based on the 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual
• APA Style Guide to Electronic References
• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide (Ohio State University Libraries)