Research

• Research
• Library
• Seminole State Homepage

Want more info?

Reference Desk
407.708.2305

General Contact Information

Did you know...

Citing Sources

You should always use the citation style that is preferred by your instructor. In order to properly gather the information you need, learn your class's citation requirements before beginning your research, and record your source's data as soon as you locate it.

Click the links below to locate information about each citation method:

• APA Style
• Chicago Style
• MLA Style (often preferred for general research)
• Annotated Bibliography

APA Style

Title: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. It is currently in its 6^th edition (2010).

Copies Available at the Seminole State Library

Helpful Links

• APA Style Help (American Psychological Association)
• APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet (Professor Russ Dewey)
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - APA Style (Purdue University)
• APA Style Essentials (Vanguard University)
• APA Citation Style (Long Island University)

Chicago Style

Title: The Chicago manual of style. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Note: There are two accepted forms of Chicago style: the Notes-Bibliography System, which is often found in literature, history and the arts; and the Author-Date System, which is generally found in the sciences.

Copies Available at the Seminole State Library

Helpful Links

• Chicago Manual of Style Guide (Ohio State University)
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab – Chicago Style (Purdue University)
• Chicago Style Guide (University of Maryland)
• Using the Chicago Manual of Style Format (Texas A&M University)

MLA Style

Title: MLA handbook for writers of research papers/Joseph Gibaldi. New York: Modern Language Association of America. It is currently in its 7^th edition (2009).

Copies Available at the Seminole State Library

Helpful Links

• MLA Citation Style (Long Island University)
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University)
• MLA Citation Guide (University of Central Florida, Universal Orlando Foundation Library)
• Documenting Sources – MLA Style (Diana Hacker, 2010)

Annotated Bibliography

Helpful Links

• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - Annotated Bibliographies (Purdue University)
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography (Cornell University)
• How to Write an Annotated Bibliography (University of California Santa Cruz)
• How to Write Annotated Bibliographies (University of Newfoundland)