It is important to acknowledge the work (intellectual property) of others that you use in your research.  Style manuals are used to document (in a particular format) the various types of resources you may have incorporated into your work:  books, periodicals, government documents, internet sites, interviews, videos, images, etc.  Usually your instructor will indicate which style manual you should use.  Below are several websites with examples of how to cite your sources in various styles.

MLA Style

Citation Styles Online--MLA Format
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html

Kingwood College Library: MLA Style: Paper & Electronic
http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/mlastyle.htm

MLA Examples--Dallas County Community College
http://ollie.dcccd.edu/library/Module4/M4-V/examples.htm

Modern Language Association
http://www.mla.org
(Click on MLA Style, then on Frequently Asked Questions)

Online Writing Lab (OWL)-Using MLA Format-Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Writer's Workshop University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/MLA/bibliographymla.htm

APA Style

APA Style-Electronic Resources
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

Citation Styles: Online!--APA
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html

Online Writing Lab (OWL)-Using APA Format-Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

Psychology with Style
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

Writer's Workshop University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliography_style_handbookapa.htm

Sites with More than One Style

Auburn Univeristy Library Citation Style Guides
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/citations.html

Documentation Styles: The Writing Center at Southeast Missouri State University
http://ustudies.semo.edu/writing/Documentation_styles/mla_apa.htm

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