Writing & Citation Styles

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Contents 1 Avoiding Plagiarism 2 APA (American Psychological Association) 3 ASA (American Sociological Association) 4 Associated Press (AP) 5 Chicago 6 Turabian 7 MLA 8 Texas State University Thesis and Dissertation Guide 9 Miscellaneous other styles 10 RefWorks 11 Getting More Help

Avoiding Plagiarism

Main article: Avoiding Plagiarism

APA (American Psychological Association)

• APA (SLAC*)
• APA: Electronic References
• APA Citation Format
• APA Style, Examples
• Purdue
• Writing for Professional Journals
• NW Missouri guide to APA Style with examples from different databases.

Also, the latest edition is kept at Reference Desk on the 2nd floor of Alkek Library.

ASA (American Sociological Association)

• ASA (Sociological Assn)
• ASA (CalState)

Associated Press (AP)

• AP Stylebook
• Guide to AP Style

Chicago

• The Chicago Manual of Style Online
• Writer's Handbook Chicago
• Chicago and Turabian Guide from NW Missouri with examples from different databases.

Turabian

• Turabian (SLAC*)
• Chicago and Turabian Guide from NW Missouri with examples from different databases.

MLA

• MLA (SLAC)
• Writer's Handbook MLA
• MLA (UW-M)
• Purdue
• NW Missouri guide to MLA Style with examples from different databases.

• MLA Handbook - for graduate students, scholars, and professional writers

Texas State University Thesis and Dissertation Guide

• Thesis & Dissertation Preparation Guide

Miscellaneous other styles

• CBE (biology, SLAC*)
• IEEE (engineering)
• APSA (political science)
• AMA (medical) electronic resources
• Library of Congress Electronic citations

RefWorks

Main article: RefWorks

RefWorks The library has a resource called RefWorks that lets you export citation information from databases and import information from other sources, and organizes and generates works cited and bibliographies pages for you in a variety of styles. The Library also has classesthroughout the semester on using RefWorks.

Getting More Help

• SLAC

The Student Learning Assistance Center, or SLAC is where you can get tutoring, but they also have help with papers and citing papers. They also have a good handout page too.

• Texas State University Writing Center

The Writing center is located at Flowers Hall. You can get help with your papers and they have section on documentation in the Student Writing Tips page.

• Writing Center Annotated Bibliography Guide

If you are having trouble locating resources or have a question, Ask a Librarian for help.

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