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Citing Your Sources

Information on why and how to cite your sources.

Understanding Different Citation Styles

Academic Success Centre
For: APA, MLA, ASA, Chicago, & IEEE. Contains templates and citation guides you can download and work off of.

MLA

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
ISBN: 9781603293518
Publication Date: 2021-04-22
Available online

APA

Purdue Online Writing Lab
includes information on how to cite electronic sources like YouTube or online lecture notes
Douglas College APA 7
APA 7 Citation Guide for Health Sciences (Langara College)
BCIT APA Style Guide
Downloadable PDF document
Citing Elders and Knowledge Keepers from the University of Toronto Libraries

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
ISBN: 9781433832154
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
In print. Available in reference and reserve collection

Chicago

Chicago Manual of Style Online
The complete online edition of the manual. Includes sample citations, Q&As, and video tutorials.

The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition by The University The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2024 - Reference Collection
ISBN: 9780226817972
Publication Date: 2024-09-19

NLM

Citing Medicine, 2nd edition
Online manual with PDF versions of chapters available.
Samples of Formatted References for Authors of Journal Articles by NLM
Examples include:
- Articles in Journals
- Books and Other Monographs
- Other Published Material
- Unpublished Material
- Electronic Material