Citation Help

The Writing Center is equipped with citation assistance materials, including reference books. Additionally, through the Schmidt Library, students can access links to multiple citation resources, including NoodleTools. There are also outside sources for students, including the Purdue Owl, that break citations down into simple, easy-to-understand steps. The following are basic citation reference materials for that can be made availble to students.

Basic MLA

Basic Book Format:

Last name, First name. Title. Publishing City: Publisher, Copyright Year. Print.

Example: Crystal, David. Language Play. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1998. Print.

In-Text Citations:

(Author Last Name Page #)

Example: (Grendel 2)

Reference Worksheets:

Basic APA

Basic Book Format:

Last name, First Name. (Year). Title. City of publication, Publisher.

Example: Levick, S.E. (2003). Clone being: Exploring the psychological and social dimensions. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

In-Text Citations:

{Author Last Name, Year of Publication, Page #)

Example: (Gitlin, 2001, p. 141)

Reference Worksheets:

Citing Electronic Sources

Citation examples courtesy of Andrea Lunsford's The Everyday Writer, 4th Edition, Bedford/St. Martin's.