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Chicago Manual of Style : This guide is based on style recommendations from the 14th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style and the 6th edition of Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). To read more about Turabian/Chicago Manual of Style and its formats for both in-text and bibliographic citations, please click on the items below.

Citation Styles for Research Papers : Styles include APA: psychology, education, and other social sciences, MLA: literature, arts, and humanities, AMA: medicine, health, and biological sciences, Turabian: designed for college students to use with all subjects, Chicago: used with all subjects in the "real world" by books, magazines, newspapers, and other non-scholarly publications.

Guidelines for the Preparation of a Bibliography : Prepared by the Bibliography Committee, Collection Development and Evaluation Section, Reference and User Services Division, American Library Association, 1992. Revised by the RUSA Standards Committee and approved by the RUSA Board of Directors, June, 2001.

Ohio State University Libraries : This guide is based on The Chicago Manual of Style 14th ed. rev. (University of Chicago Press, 1993). Examples are shown for both the newer Scientific style of citation recommended for natural sciences and social sciences, as well as the more traditional Humanities style used for fine arts, literature, etc. Bibliography items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper. These items are referred to in the body of paper using the In-Text style.

Citing Articles from EBSCO host Databases
  1. American Psychological Association (APA) Style:

    Voelker, R. (2004). Stress, Sleep Loss, and Substance Abuse Create Potent Recipe for College Depression. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 291, 2177-2179. Retrieved April 24, 2005, from Academic Search Premier EBSCOhost database.

  2. Modern Language Association (MLA) Style:

    Phillips, Charles. "A DAY TO REMEMBER April 22, 1889." American History 39.1 (2004): 16-20. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Bibliotheca Alexandrina Lib., Alexandria . 24 Apr. 2005 http://search.epnet.com.

  3. Chicago Style:

    Phillips, Charles. "A DAY TO REMEMBER April 22, 1889." American History 39 no.18 (2004): 16-18, , http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp (accessed April 24, 2005).

  4. Turabian Style:

    Phillips, Charles. "A DAY TO REMEMBER April 22, 1889," American History, Vol. 39, Issue 18, April 2004, 16-18. Available from Academic Search Premier [database online], EBSOhost http://search.epnet.com ( Alexandria : EBSCO Publishing, accessed 24 April 2005).

Citing Articles from InfoTrac OneFile
  1. American Psychological Association (APA) Style:

    Battersby, John (1999, May 10). Nelson Mandela's Moral Legacy. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved April 24, 2005, from InfoTrac Web InfoTrac OneFile CJ54593610..

  2. Modern Language Association (MLA) Style:

    "Pennsylvania State Agencies Finalize Plan to Monitor for West Nile Virus." PR Newswire 7 Apr. 2000. InfoTrac OneFile Gale Group Databases. Bibliotheca Alexandrina Lib., Alexandria . 24 Apr. 2005 http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com.