Citing Sources
Always check with your instructor to determine the preferred citation style for your class.
A Pocket Style Manual (the “Hacker guide”) is on reserve in the library.
MLA Style
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style is typically used when writing papers for English, philosophy, and some other humanities.
- MLA 8 guide from EasyBib/Chegg
- MLA guide from the OWL at Purdue
- The MLA Style Center: Works Cited: A Quick Guide
- DOI look-up from crossref.org
- MLA 8th edition examples of works commonly cited at Lake Forest College and not shown in the Hacker Pocket Style Manual—includes MS Word formatting tips for page numbers, hanging indents, etc.
APA Style
APA (American Psychological Association) Style is typically used when writing for psychology and other social sciences, as well as the sciences.
- HGSE APA Guide—recommended by Lake Forest College Psychology Department faculty
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Best of the APA Style Blog: 2017 Edition—includes sample papers
and many examples, such as:
How to Cite Edition, Volume, and Page Numbers for Books - DOI look-up from crossref.org
- APA guide from the OWL at Purdue
- An index of commonly cited types of sources listed in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, located on the Ready Reference shelves in the Donelley and Lee Library
- APA Style Guide to Electronic References (Lake Forest College students and faculty call 847-735-5074 for password)
- APA examples of works commonly cited at Lake Forest College and not shown in the Hacker Pocket Style Manual—includes MS Word formatting tips for page numbers, hanging indents, etc.
- More APA
Chicago Style
Chicago Style is often used for history, economics, art history, or other papers requiring footnotes.
Chicago Style: Footnotes or Endnotes
17th edition (2017) Chicago Style: Footnotes
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Chicago Manual of Style
(see also Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide) - OWL at Purdue University Chicago Style Guide—new (2017) 17th edition
- Changes from the 16th to the 17th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style
- Chicago Style (17th ed.) footnote examples of works commonly cited at Lake Forest College and not shown in the Hacker Pocket Style Manual—includes MS Word formatting tips for page numbers, hanging indents, etc.
- DOI look-up from crossref.org
Chicago Style: Author-Date
17th edition (2017) Chicago Style: Author-Date
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Author-Date Style (chapter 15 of the Chicago Manual of Style)
(see also Chicago Author-Date Citation Quick Guide) - Chicago Author-Date Style (17th ed.) examples for works commonly cited at Lake Forest College and not shown in the Hacker Pocket Style Manual—includes MS Word formatting tips for page numbers, hanging indents, etc.
The College statement on academic honesty and plagiarism
The Academic Honesty section of the College Catalog.
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Biology and Neuroscience styles used for senior theses
Chemistry
ACS [American Chemical Society] Style Guide, 3rd edition available online and at the Reference Desk (see Chapter 14: References)
ACS style examples for common sources
Williams College ACS style guide
Historical Archives
Records in the National Archives of the United State (also for other historical archival items)
Legal
Legal sources commonly cited at Lake Forest College
Basic Legal Citation from the Legal Information Institute (LII) of Cornell University Law School
Physics
AIP (American Institute of Physics) style
Sociology
American Sociological Association (ASA) Style (based on the 4th edition; the 5th edition is available at Ready Reference in the library, or see the OWL).
Turabian (similar to Chicago Style)
Citation software
DOI look-up from crossref.org