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How to cite sources and structure your bibliography; includes guides to citing both print and electronic sources.

Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
Melvin E. Page for H-AFRICA Humanities On-Line and History Department, East Tennessee State University
Suggestions for citations of Internet sources in history and the humanities derived from the essential principles of academic citation in Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 5th ed. (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1987).

Columbia Guide to Online Style
Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor, Columbia Univ.

A guide to locating, translating, and using the elements of citation for both a humanities style (i.e., MLA and Chicago) and a scientific style (APA and CBE) for electronically-accessed sources.
Citing Sources
Duke University
Detailed guide to works-cited
formats for citations in papers or in reference lists for APA, Chicago Style, MLA, and Turabian.

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association

Using APA style to cite email communications, articles and abstracts from electronic databases, and web sites or pages.
Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association
Capital Community-Technical College, Hartford, CT
Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association published by the American Psychological Association (5th ed. American Psychological Association: New York. 2001).
Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing - MIT only
Perelman, Leslie C. et al; Mayfield Publishing Co.
Detailed guide for writers at all levels.

Online! Citation Styles
Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger

Using MLA, APA, Chicago, or CBE style to site and document internet sources
 
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