Online Citation Resources
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Purdue's OWL: Online Writing LabThe Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University provides succinct versions of the APA, MLA (8th ed, 2016), and Chicago citation styles with examples.
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Monmouth College Writing CenterWriting Center assistance is available Sunday-Thursday 7pm-9pm on the main level of Hewes Library.
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APA In MinutesConcise videos on citing common formats and creating in-text citations for in APA style 7th edition, courtesy Humber Libraries CC BY. [Playlist for 6th edition]
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APA Style Tutorial (7th edition)This self-paced tutorial provides in-depth instruction to APA 7th edition style. Use the table of contents to focus on a specific topic (in-text citation, paraphrasing, etc).
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MLA Works Cited Quick Guide (8th edition)Modern Language Association's site explaining the elements of an MLA citation, 8th edition (2016).
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Chicago Manual of Style Quick GuideExplains elements of 16th and 17th editions.
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ACS Style Guide (American Chemical Society)The definitive source to write, cite, review, submit, and edit manuscripts in chemistry.
Citing Archival Materials
When citing primary resources from an Archival collection be sure to consult an assigned style manual; MLA, APA, Chicago, etc. and use the format that corresponds to the type of resource you are using.
Common primary sources encountered in the MC Archives include newspaper articles, interviews, photographs, unpublished manuscripts, letters, memos, and objects of material culture.