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Always refer to a print copy of the style manual required by your instructor.

Use RefWorks
citation tool for UWP users to build
bibliographies and a personal database of records.

Citing Examples With Both APA And MLA Styles

From the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Elton S. Karrmann Library

What Citation Style Do I Need to Use?

Often your instructor will tell you what citation style he or she wants you to use, such as APA or MLA styles. Otherwise, different disciplines have unique styles that are preferred.

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers a website with a list of citation styles by discipline, as well as a discussion of different styles:
Documenting Sources in the Disciplines from the OWL at Purdue

Citing with APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Citing with MLA (Modern Language Association) Style

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Citing with Chicago Style

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Citing Government Resources

Copyright and Plagiarism Prevention

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Grammar and Style

Quotations

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Writing Center

Evaluating Resources

Dictionary

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