American Psychological Association Format (APA Purdue OWL)
This site created by the esteemed Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides help a guide to APA, the most commonly used format to cite sources within the social sciences.
AP Stylebook (Associated Press Stylebook)
The Web-based edition is a fully searchable version of the Associated Press Stylebook, including an A-Z guide to usage, spelling, and a pronunciation guide with audio files.
Chicago Style: Chicago Manual of Style Online
This online site provides access to both the 15th and 16th edition. Both editions are completely searchable, offering ready access to the complete guidelines and examples. Also included are a Style Citation Quick Guide, fully searchable Q&A files, as well as sample forms, letters, and style sheets.
This short guide sheet for using the Chicago/Turabian style is produced by NIU’s writing center.
MLA: Modern Language Association Format
The MLA format is used by many disciplines in the humanities, most notably within the study of language and literature.
Multiple Citation Styles for Research Paper (Long Island University)
APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, and American Medical Association (AMA): Long Island University has put together this page for several citation styles.
(Duke) APA, Chicago, CSE (Scientific Style and Format), MLA, Turabian. Duke University has put together this page for several citation styles.
If you are interested in tools that help you automatically generate and store citations, please look into web-based citation management systems.
Web-based citation management systems are tools often capable of the following:
Currently there is an array of citation managers available on the market (with new ones being released every year). The most popular ones at academic institutions and their libraries include the following:
The University of Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides over 200 free resources for writing including but not limited to materials for Writing and Teaching Writing, Research, Grammar and Mechanics, Style Guides, ESL (English as a Second Language), and Job Search and Professional Writing.
This is a place for all writers at Northern Illinois University, undergraduates, graduates, staff, and even faculty, to talk about their writing with trained consultants, one-on-one.
The purpose of this tutorial is to help students quickly review common mistakes made in English grammar, punctuation, organization, and writing styles. It is not meant to be a comprehensive resource on writing practices. The tutorial is intended for self-paced learning by students. Faculty can use it as an educational resource to supplement their classroom discussions on effective writing practices.
NIU Online Tutorial on Academic Integrity for Students
The purpose of this tutorial is to promote academic integrity at Northern Illinois University by increasing students' awareness of the issues and offering strategies to protect themselves from academic dishonesty situations. This tutorial is intended for self-paced learning by students, and faculty can use it as an educational resource to supplement their classroom discussions on academic integrity.
This site provides NIU’s official statement on plagiarism.