Citation Resources: MLA, APA, & Chicago

For help with MLA, APA, & Chicago (the three most popular citation styles in the General Education Program), feel free to browse our resources below.


Handouts

These handouts will help you compose/convert your paper into a designated style (APA, MLA, & Chicago).

A Guide to APA Citations - 7th Edition

A Guide to APA Formatting - 7th Edition

A Guide to APA Formatting - 6th Edition

A Quick Guide to APA Citations - 6th Edition

A Quick Guide to Chicago Style - 17th Edition 

A Quick Guide to MLA Style - 8th Edition

Video Tutorials

Navigating Websites:

GVSU Libraries Interactive Tutorial - MLA

GVSU Libraries Interactive Tutorial - APA - 6th Edition

APA Guide to Citing Electronic Sources

GVSU Library Guides: Citing Sources (includes help with many styles of documentation)

College student's guide to citation styles (sciences, humanities, social sciences)

Updates:

Both the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and the Modern Language Association style guidelines were revised in summer 2009. Follow the links to the left for updated information about the changes.


Please take note! The first printing of the 2009 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association includes a number of errors. The writing center has the corrected version (the second printing) of the guide on our shelves.


See the APA website for information on corrections you can make to your guide and the process for having your defective guide replaced.
Additional resources about MLA and APA, as well as other citation/style guides, are listed on our Useful Websites page.

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