Use the links below to reach brief explanations and recommended resources (paper and electronic) for citation formats in a wide variety of disciplines. You can find lists of additional guides and manuals for academic writing and citations at the Raynor Memorial Libraries Web site and at the Purdue University Online Writing Center. For help keeping track of sources and gathering the information you need for your citations and reference lists, try the library’s Refworks system. Advice about putting together an annotated bibliography is available from the University of Minnesota Crookston library.

In-Text Parenthetical Citations (author or author-date)

• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Sociological Association (ASA)
• Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

 

Footnotes and Endnotes

• Connect to Chicago Manual of Style Online via Marquette Libraries link
• MU Libraries' announcement of new Chicago Manual subscription
• When and how to use Chicago Manual of Style formats

Citation-Sequence References for Scientific Writing

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Council of Biological Editors, now Council of Scientific Editors (CBE/CSE)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

      For advice on writing about numbers, consult the newly revised chapter of the Chicago Manual of Style Online on preparing mathematical copy, available online, or the The Chicago Guide to Writing About Numbers by Jane E. Miller (2004). For advice about creating figures and posters, consult Displaying Your Findings by Nicol and Pexman (2003).

Legal Citations

• Official Web site for The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 18th ed.
• MU Cite Station (accessed through the West Law Education Network portal—TWEN)
• Interactive Citation Workbook for The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 2005 Edition

• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation, from Peter W. Martin of Cornell Law School