There are numerous styles used to credit your information sources.  Huron Heights uses APA (American Psychological Association), Chicago Manual Style and MLA (Modern Language Association) guides depending on the course and/or teacher.  Be sure to check carefully which style your teacher prefers!

1.  APA Citation Style

Guidelines

APA gives guidelines on creating a title page, in-text citations, headings, a reference list, and tips on style and mechanics.

References

In APA style, the references are listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper. Only list sources that you have actually referred to in the text of the paper.

In-Text (Parenthetical) Documentation

In-text parenthetical documentation is embedded within the text of the paper. Parenthetical references give the source for ideas that you have summarized, paraphrased or quoted. These resources must also appear on your references page at the end of the paper.

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2.  Chicago Citation Style

Bibliography

The bibliography is placed at the end of the paper. It includes all sources quoted, paraphrased, or summarized in the paper. It provides further information about the sources to which the footnotes refer.

Quick Tips for a CMS Bibliography

This document will give you some quick tips for assembling a bibliography in Chicago style. It is not comprehensive. For more complete instructions, please see the websites listed below.

Footnotes

Footnotes are listed at the bottom of each page in your research paper, and refer to all sources quoted, paraphrased, or summarized in the body of your paper. These sources also appear in your bibliography at the end of the paper.

For example, the footnote for a book with two authors is:

4. Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, The Inquisition, (Toronto, ON: Penguin Books Canada Limited, 2000), 8.

For more detailed information about footnoting please refer to the websites listed below.

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3.  MLA Citation Style

  • Works Cited List

    The works cited list is placed at the end of the paper. It includes all sources quoted, paraphrased or summarized within the paper. It provides all information necessary for a reader to locate any of the sources used in the research paper.

    Quick Tips for MLA Works Cited

    In MLA style, the references are listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper. Only list sources that you have actually referred to in the text of the paper.

    In-Text (Parenthetical) Documentation

    In-text parenthetical documentation is embedded within the text of the paper. Parenthetical references give the source for ideas that you have summarized, paraphrased or quoted. These resources must also appear on your works cited list.

    Quick Tips for Parenthetical Documentation

    This document will give you a few quick tips for integrating parenthetical documentation in your research paper. These instructions are not comprehensive. For more complete information, consult the websites below.

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    • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): MLA Style

4.  Interactive Bibliography Tools