Citation and Documentation
General Guidelines
- Remember that information on the Internet might be removed or moved to another site when you try to find it later. It is a good practice to save the material you wish to use for your research.
- Refer to a printed source, if available. Many Internet sources originated from print sources.
- Find out from your professor which style format s/he prefers. The most commonly used styles at St. Mary's University are MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association).
- Double-space entire list, both between and within entries on the Works Cited Page.
- Entries must be alphabetized by author or, if there is no author, by title.
- Use reverse indentation (hanging indent) for all entries.
*Disclaimer: There is not complete agreement among the guides presently available in citing electronic sources. These examples are simply provided as a guideline. Whichever format you follow, make sure that you are consistent throughout your work.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)- This free site has information for ALA, MLA, Chicago, and AMA, along with information on research, avoiding plagiarism, and other collegiate-level writing assistance.
The Associated Press Stylebook 2018 by Call Number: PN4783.A83 2018ISBN: 9781541672383Publication Date: 2018-06-12A fully revised and updated edition of the bible of the newspaper industry. The style of The Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With The AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their writers and editors are famous. The AP Stylebook will help you master the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, word and numeral usage, and when to use "more than" instead of "over." To make navigating these specialty chapters even easier, the Stylebook includes a comprehensive index. Fully revised and updated to keep pace with world events, common usage, and AP procedures, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without.
How to Create a Hanging Indent in Microsoft Word
Free Citation Generators
Note: Subscription databases provided by EBSCO, Gale, and ProQuest include automatic citation generators for resources accessed through these databases. Be sure that your citations are consistent in your paper.
- BibMe
Free service that generates APA, MLA, or Chicago format bibliographies.
- Son of Citation Machine
The online tool was originally created by David Warlick of The Landmark Project on October 29, 2000. Part of the Landmarks for Schools website for teachers.
- Zotero Citation Software guide
Blume Library guide describes the free Zotero citation management program with instructions on how to install and use Zotero to easily manage and cite sources.
- ZoteroBib
ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software.