Style and Citation Guides

These links will provide you with general informaiton about citing sources.  There are MANY citation formats in use.  If you are referred to one that is not shown here, use the contact information for this guide to ask for help.

• Citations 101
  Oregon State University Libraries Tutorial for ALS 199
• Citing Your Sources
  OSU Libraries Tutorial section on citing your sources and citation formats.
• Citing Sources
  Part 7 of the Duke University Guide to Library Research
• Citing Sources
  from the Internet Public Library Guide to Research and Writing
• Style Guides and Resources on the Internet
  This is a webliography of style guides information provided by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).

Most style guides include information about how to cite both print and online versions of a book, journal article, etc. Social media sources.

• APA FAQ
  This is useful for questions about how to cite social media sources or for considering how they fit in the more traditional rules for citing sources.