LibGuides: Family and Consumer Sciences: Citation Help

Citation Cheat Sheets

Use these "cheat sheets" to find sample citations for a variety of source types. You'll see citations for journal articles, online resources, books, and more.

APA Citation Cheat Sheet
This page of examples reflects the APA Manual 7th Edition (published 2020).
MLA Citation Cheat Sheet
This page of examples reflects the MLA Handbook 7th Edition (published 2009).
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Citation Format Books in Ryan Library

AMA Manual of Style
Call Number: 808.066 A512I 2007
ISBN: 0195392035
Publication Date: 2007
10th edition

Ryan Library has books for each of the main styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) available in the Reference Area. Below are some specific examples:

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Call Number: R808.02 M691h
ISBN: 0873529758
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: R808.02 A512p 2010
ISBN: 1557982430

Citation Help Online

Use the links below to find citation and writing help pages from a variety of online sources.

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
--Learn about formatting citations and bibliographies
--Find answers to grammar and punctuation questions
A Writer's Reference
--Learn about finding sources in different disciplines
--Review sample papers in a variety of styles
--See citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE styles

EndNote Web

EndNote Web is a web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies.

EndNote allows users to:

Search online resources
Collect and organize references
Format citations and footnotes or a bibliography
Use numerous citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago (Turabian).

EndNote is available to current members of the PLNU community via their network login.

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