American Psychological Association (APA) Formatting - 6th Edition    

- usually used for Social Sciences
•Official Website: APA Style Central
•Official Website: APA Style Central - The Basics of APA Video Tutorial
•Official Website: APA Style Central - Frequently Asked Questions
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - APA Formatting and Style Guide
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Poster - APA Guidelines
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - PPT - APA Style Citations
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Sample APA Formatted Paper with In-Text Citations
•Western Washington University - APA Quick Reference Quide to Citations

Modern Language Association (MLA) Formatting - 8th Edition   

- usually used for Humanities (e.g. Drama, English, Modern Languages, Music, Visual Arts)
•Official Website: MLA Style Centre
•Official Website: MLA Style Centre - Frequently Asked Questions
•Official Website: MLA Style Centre - Formatting Research Papers
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - MLA Formatting and Style Guide
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Poster - MLA Guidelines
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - PPT - MLA Style Citations
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Sample MLA Formatted Paper with In-Text Citations
•Western Washington University - MLA Quick Reference Quide to Citations

Chicago Manual Style (CMS) Formatting - 16th Edition

•Official Website: The Chicago Manual of Style Online - Quick Citation Quide
•Official Website: The Chicago Manual of Style Online - Full Manual
•Official Website: The Chicago Manual of Style Online - Frequently Asked Questions

Chicago Notes-Bibliography (NB) System 
- usually used for History, Philosophy, Literature and the Arts
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Chicago NB Formatting and Style Guide
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Poster - Chicago Style Notes-Bibliography Guidelines
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Sample Chicago NB Formatted Paper with Footnotes
•Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School - Sample Chicago NB Formatted Paper with Endnotes
•Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School - PPT - Chicago NB Style Citations
•Western Washington University - Chicago NB Quick Reference Quide to Citations

Author-Date (AD) System  
- usually used for Social Sciences
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Poster - Chicago Style Author-Date Guidelines
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - PPT - Chicago AD Style Citations
•Purdue Online Writing Lab - Sample Chicago AD Formatted Paper with Footnotes
•Western Washington University - Chicago AD Quick Reference Quide to Citations

Citation Resources

Students can use the following citation generators, but keep in mind they may have errors in their formatting or may not use the updated version of the styles. ALWAYS check your citations using the resources listed in the above sections.

• Citation Machine (MLA is not current version as of Nov 1/17)
• EasyBib
• BibMe