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Citation Machine: http://citationmachine.net/
You input the information, and the Citation Machine returns your citation in MLA or APA style.

APA: American Psychological Association
This citation format was instituted by the American Psychological Association. It is the technique prefered by the social sciences, which include psychology and social work. Here are a few basics for citing in APA. For more in-depth citing information, the book would be your best source [808.02 Pub].

Article from a Scholarly Journal (Online):

Walker, S.M. (2005). A Story Hidden Under the Sea. Booklist, 102, 60-61. Retrieved
     February 14, 2006 from Expanded Academic ASAP.

Full-text Newspaper Article without an Author (Online Database):

Judging Samuel Alito. (2006, January 8). The New York Times, p. 4.13. Retrieved
     January 21, 2006, from ELibrary Database.

Website:

Smith, J. (2006). Sizing up an Old Bone Hound. Retrieved February 2, 2006, from
     The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Endeavors Magazine
     Website: http://research.unc.edu/endeavors/win2006/feature_02.php

Book:

Roberts, C. (2004). Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation.
     New York: William Morrow.

Edited Book:

Bloom, H. (Ed). (1985). Alfred Lord Tennyson. New York: Chelsea House.

MLA: Modern Language Association
This citation format was instituted by the Modern Language Association. It is the technique preferred by the humanities, such as English Literature. Here are a few basics for citing in MLA. For more in-depth citing information, the book would be your best source [808.02 Gib] .

Article from a Scholarly Journal (Online):

Walker, Sally M. "A Story Hidden Under the Sea." Booklist 102.7 (2005): 60-61.
     Expanded Academic ASAP. 14 Feb. 2006 <http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com      /itw/infomark>.

Full-text Newspaper Article without an Author (Online Database):

"Judging Samuel Alito." The New York Times 8 Jan. 2006. ELibrary. 21 Jan. 2006      <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/>.

Book:

Roberts, Cokie. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation. New York:
      William Morrow, 2004.

Edited Book:

Bloom, Howard, ed. Alfred Lord Tennyson. New York: Chelsea House, 1985.

Notes and Bibliography System

Article for a Scholarly Journal (Online):

Walker, Sally M. "A Story Hidden Under the Sea." Booklist 102, no. 7 (2005): 60-61.
     http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark.

Full-text Newspaper Article (Online Database):

Kranish, Michael. "Alito's Classic Family Odyssey." The Boston Globe. December 11,
     2005. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com.

Website

U.S. Department of State. "Current Travel Warnings." http://travel.state.gov/travel
     /cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html.

Book:

Roberts, Cokie. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation. New York:
      William Morrow, 2004.

Edited Book:

Bloom, Howard, ed. Alfred Lord Tennyson. New York: Chelsea House, 1985.

Author-Date System

Article from a Scholarly Journal (Online):

Walker, Sally M. 2005. A Story Hidden Under the Sea. Booklist 102 (7): 60-61.
     http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark.

Full-text Newspaper Article (Online Database):

Kranish, Michael. 2005. Alito's Classic Family Odyssey. The Boston Globe.      December 11, 2005. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com.

Book:

Roberts, Cokie. 2004. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation. New      York: William Morrow.

Edited Book:

Bloom, Howard, ed. 1985. Alfred Lord Tennyson. New York: Chelsea House.