Below you will find links to Citation Guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago formats, as well as resources on the web that will help you insure that you are following accepted citation practice and avoiding plaigiarism.

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• SCC Library Handout for MLA style - Provides direction on creating MLA citations for a variety of common information resources, such as books, articles, and websites. Includes example entries.
• A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA Documentation - Includes information and examples on citing sources in a wide variety of forms, from Books to Online Resources to Interviews. From Capital Community College.
• MLA Style Guide for Electronic Sources - Straight from the MLA itself, here are some guidelines for citing electronic resources such as those found on the World Wide Web.
• MLA Documentation from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Research and Documentation, by Diane Hacker - Solid advice on how to conduct research and properly cite your sources. Includes tips for conducting research in specific disciplines (e.g. Science, Humanities, etc).

• SCC Library Handout for APA style - Provides direction on creating APA citations for a variety of common information resources, such as books, articles, and websites. Includes example entries. Also available in a print-friendly PDF format. (Requires the free Acrobat Reader.)
• Purdue University's APA Formatting and Style Guide (5th Edition) - Offers direction and examples for writing a research paper that conforms to the APA's guidelines.
• APA Style Changes for 5th Edition - From the APA itself, this website highlights the numerous changes that became effective with the 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual. Copies of the APA Publication Manual are available at the SCC Library.
• APA Style Guide for Electronic Sources (5th Edition) - Includes direction on creating citations for electronic information resources, such as web pages and articles retrieved from one of SCC's research databases.

• SCC Library Handout for Chicago Style - Provides direction on creating Chicago style citations for a variety of common information resources, such as books, articles, and websites. Includes example entries. Also available in a print-friendly PDF format. (Requires the free Acrobat Reader.)
• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide - From Ohio State University, this website offers examples of citations for common information resources, such as books, articles, and websites. Includes direction for both "Author-Date" format (commonly used in natural and social sciences) and the "Notes-Bibliography" style (commonly used in history, literature, and the fine arts).
• ChicagoManual of Style Q & A - From the publishers of the Chicago Manual of Style, this site includes guidance in citing sources in the Chicago style as well as Questions and Answers related to citations and style guides.