MODULE 7 - Managing references
Examples of Reference Citations in Various Styles

The following are basic examples of reference citations, using different citation styles. The examples included here are from the following styles:

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Vancouver
• Chicago

Note that these are not exhaustive examples. For examples not included here, please consult the appropriate style manuals and guides either in print or online.

The following are links to online guides illustrating various citation styles:

1. [Published by the Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library]
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm (APA Style)
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citchi.htm (Chicago Style)
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citama.htm (American Medical Association Style)
[AMA Style corresponds to Vancouver Style]

2. [Published by Bedford St. Martins Publishers]
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html (Multiple Citation Styles [Online])

3. [Published by Murdoch University, Perth Australia]
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/dirs/citegdes.html (Multiple Citation Styles)

4. [Published by the University of Delaware]
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/ref/virtref/cite.htm (Multiple Citation Styles)

5. [Published by the American Psychological Association]
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html (APA Style)

6. [Published by Columbia University Press]
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html (Citation of Electronic Sources, Multiple Styles)

7. [Published by Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania USA]
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/infolit/andyou/mod8/citing2.htm (Multiple Citation Styles)

8. [Published by Emory University, Atlanta Georgia USA.]
http://web.library.emory.edu/services/ressvcs/citation/stylemanuals.html#3 (Multiple Citation Styles)

9. [Published by California State University, California USA]
http://www.library.csuhayward.edu/staff/li1010/highsmith/PPTCitationStyles/sld001.htm (Multiple Citation Styles)

10. [Published by Duke University, Durham North Carolina USA]
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited.htm (Multiple Citation Styles)

11. [Published by Lehigh University, Pennsylvania USA]
http://www.lehigh.edu/library/footnote/acs.html (ASC Citation Style)

12. [Published by Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Virginia USA]
http://www.lib.vt.edu/eresources/eref/citation.html (Multiple Citation Styles)

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