Citation Help - ETWR 1302 | Introduction to Technical Writing - Research Guides at San Jacinto College

Citation Guides: CSE

Scientific Style and Format by Council of Council of Science Editors
Call Number: T11 .S386 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Cite Right, Third Edition by Charles Lipson
Call Number: PN171.F56 L55 2018
ISBN: 9780226431109
Publication Date: 2018-11-20

Citing sources can be difficult. Use these guides to help you.

Notecards can be used to keep track of sources and how you will use them.

MLA 9 Handout
This short handout has examples for citing many common sources in MLA 9th edition.
APA Handout, 6th Edition
Typically used when students are taking business courses.

AMA
Typically used when students are taking medical courses.
CSE: Name-Year Sequence
Typically used when students are taking science courses.
Chicago and Turabian
Typically used for literature, history and the arts, these styles are alternatives to MLA. Sometimes these styles are required for scholarly publication.
The OWL at Purdue
Online Writing Lab at Purdue is an authoritative site that has updated examples of MLA and APA citations, even very tricky ones.