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WRTG 1310: Introduction to College Writing

Citing your Sources

Use the following resources to help you format your APA and MLA citations. The Center for Writing and Communication also has great online and in-person resources to help you!

APA Citation Style

MLA Citation Style

Use the databases to help you cite

Did you know, the databases can help you with your citations?

All of our databases have the ability to provide you with a citation formatted in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style, and some databases may have more. NOTE: You still need to check your citations for accuracy; spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors are common in database-generated citations.

For EBSCO Databases:

  • Click the Cite button   EBSCO Cite Button
  • Then copy/paste your citation style from the list

For ProQuest Databases:

  • Click the Cite button ProQuest Cite Button
  • Then choose your citation style from the drop-down list
    • ProQuest Citation Screen

For JSTOR:

  • Click on "Cite this item" JSTOR Cite Button
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