NCC Library & Learning Center Citation Handouts:
NLM Style Guide (PDF)
Citation Resources:
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University’s Research and Citation Resources
MLA (Modern Language Association) Resources
- MLA Handbook. 8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
Find it in the Bethlehem Reference and Stacks collections, Call # LB2369 .G53 2016 or the Monroe Reference and Circulating collections, Call # LB2369 .G53 2016 - The MLA Style Center https://style.mla.org/
- Ask the MLA FAQ https://style.mla.org/category/ask-the-mla/
- Behind the Style Blog https://style.mla.org/category/behind-the-style/
APA (American Psychological Association) Resources
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 7th ed., American Psychological Association, 2019.
Find it in the Bethlehem Reference and Stacks collections, Call # Call # BF76.7 .P834 2020 or the Monroe Reference and Circulating collections, Call # BF76.7 .P834 2020.
- APA Style https://apastyle.apa.org/
- APA Style Instructional Aids https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/
- APA Style Blog https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/
Chicago Resources
- The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed., University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Find it at the Bethlehem Reference Desk, Call # Z253 .U69 2017 or the Monroe Reference collection, Call # Z253 .U69 2017
- Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
- Chicago Style Q&A https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/topicList
- CMOS Shop Talk blog https://cmosshoptalk.org/
NLM (National Library of Medicine) Resources
- Citing Medicine: the NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 2nd ed., National Library of Medicine, 2007.
Find it online at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/
- Samples of Formatted References for Authors of Journal Articles https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html
Support for additional citation styles is available by request.
Your professor may have specific or unique instructions for citing sources. Always use the instructions they give you, even when they conflict with the citation style guidelines.
No online or computerized citation tool is perfect. It is up to you to check the accuracy of your citations before submitting research papers or other class assignments.
Need to work with someone on your citations? Speak to a librarian or visit the Learning Center to work with a tutor.
Plagiarism and Integrating Source Material into Your Writing
Citing your sources is required when you quote another person directly, when the information you are using is not common knowledge, or whenever you quote, paraphrase, or summarize another author’s information.
Not citing your sources is plagiarism and violates the college’s Academic Honesty policy.
The Learning Center’s Plagiarism, Integrating Source Material, and Roadmap for Writing Essays handouts provide additional information about writing with sources.