Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Can't remember the rules? Don't worry, Purdue OWL has you covered, no matter the citation style. Check them out. Their full name is the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University and they host writing resources and instructional material.
Excellent source for guidance on citation styles with examples of in-text citations and reference lists/ works cited pages.
Most library databases can generate a citation for you! It's a great way to keep track of your resources for your bibliography.
Caution! Citations generated from databases will have mistakes in them. Always double check the complete citation with either the Purdue Owl website or the APA Style Guide (see box on the left side).
In EBSCO databases (i.e. Academic Search Complete, Criminal Justice Abstracts, SocINDEX, etc.), you can...
Get a citation from an individual EBSCO record:
1) Click on an article record.
2) Click on the Cite link (on the right).
3) From the Citation Format box, select the citation style and copy & paste to your bibliography. It looks like this:
Visit the Writing Studio's website!
