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All styles: RefWorks

RefWorks
RefWorks allows you to collect, store and organize citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more. RefWorks automatically formats your papers and bibliographies to any style you specify (e.g. APA, MLA, CBE and more).
Using RefWorks at the University of Guelph-Humber
 
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American Psychological Association (APA)

APA: Owl at Purdue
Detailed information about citing and formatting in APA. Includes a sample APA paper.
APA Documentation Style
Citation of both electronic and print resources and other details about formatting a research paper in APA style.
APA Style: Acknowledging print and electronic sources in the Social Sciences
"Fastfacts" in pdf format provided by the Writing Services, Learning Commons, University of Guelph
 
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
Citation of ELECTRONIC Format Materials. Agency / Author: APA

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Modern Language Association of America (MLA)

MLA: Owl at Purdue
Detailed information about citing and formatting in MLA. Includes a sample MLA paper.
Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style
FAQs gathered and addressed by the source of this style. Agency/Author: Modern Language Association of America.
MLA Style: Acknowledging print and electronic sources in the Arts
"Fastfacts" in pdf format provided by the Writing Services, Learning Commons, University of Guelph
 

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Other Resources

Citation Machine
Citation machine generates MLA and APA citations automatically. Choose the type of resource you want to cite, complete a brief web form, then copy and paste the citation into your paper.
 
Citation Styles for Research Papers
Brief outlines of a number of styles for both print and electronic resources.
Citing Sources and Web Sites
Citation of both electronic and print formats. Maintained by the Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University.
Manuals Specific to Government Documents and Legal Materials
Citation of both electronic and print formats. Maintained by the University of North Texas Libraries.

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