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AAA Style. (American Anthropological Association Style).

articles, books, websites (scroll down 1/2 the page) [From association's web site]
in-text citations and reference lists [From Bridgewater College]

ACS Style. (American Chemical Society Style).

articles, books, chapters, patents, and more [From Williams College]

AMA Style. 9th edition (American Medical Association Manual of Style).

articles, books, chapters, databases, websites [From Long Island University, AMA]

APA Style. 5th edition (American Psychological Association). Print version location: ref. BF76.7.P83 2001

APA style homepage [American Psychological Association]

online formatting and style guide [Purdue University OWL]
generate citation automatically [From Landmark Project]
in-text citations vs. list of references | in-text citations | list of references [Diana Hacker, Beford/St. Martin's]
APA manuscript format & example paper [Diana Hacker, Beford/St. Martin's]
citing websites, PowerPoint presentations, etc. [From Long Island University]
citing a source within a source (quoting a quote) [From University of Canterbury]

ASA Style. 2nd edition (American Sociological Association). Print version location: ref. HM586.A44x 1997

articles, books, chapters [From the ASA]

Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. (Legal citations.) Print version location: ref. KF 245.B58 2000

basic legal citation [From Cornell University]

Chicago Style. 15th edition Print version location: ref. Z253.U69 2003

citations (includes author-date and notes-bibliography styles) [From Ohio State University]

citing a source within a source (quoting a quote) scroll to page 2 [From University of Manitoba]

MLA Style. 6th edition (Modern Language Association). Print version location: ref. PN147.G444 1998

generate citation automatically [From Landmark Project]

basic citations [From Long Island University]

more complicated citations [From Cornell University]

citing a source within a source (quoting a quote) scroll to page 2 [From University of Manitoba]

Turabian Style. 6th edition Print version location: LB2369.T8 1987

articles, books, chapters, websites [From Long Island University]

Citation management tools

Connotea: stores links to online journal articles, websites, citations, and more. Requires registration. From Nature Publishing Group.
Zotero: free downloadable citation manager. Requires the Firefox or Netscape browser.

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