Campus Citation Pages

Follow the link to your library's citation resources:

• LSC-CyFair
• LSC-Kingwood
• LSC-Online
• LSC-Montgomery
• LSC-North Harris
• LSC-Online
• LSC-Tomball
• LSC-University Park

Official Citation Websites

MLA Citation Help

MLA Style Center (from the Modern Language Association)
Use the search box and/or topic links provided on the page to find answers to citation questions not covered or detailed by the MLA Handbook or works cited guide.

Ask the MLA (from the Modern Language Association)
Search or browse answers to citations and style questions answered by the MLA for more insight and examples beyond the style guide.

APA Citation Help 

APA Style (from the American Psychological Association)
Find guidelines and examples for using the 7th edition of APA. Check the dropdown menu labeled "Style and Grammar Guidelines" for additional information. 

APA Style Blog (from the American Psychological Association)
Use the search box provided on the page to find answers to citation questions not covered by the APA manual or citation guide.

Chicago & Turabian Citation Help

Based on The Chicago Manual of Style [CMOS], 17th ed., 2017 and A Manual for Writers, 9th ed., 2018

Notes and Bibliography Format

CMOS Online: Citation Quick Guide: Notes and Bibliography (from the University of Chicago Press)
Provides sample citations for common source types following the footnotes format.

• Chicago 17th Edition/Turabian 9th Edition Student Paper Formatting from the University of Chicago Press

• Sample Paper, Notes and Bibliography from Purdue University OWL

Author-Date Format

(CMOS offers two styles for citations. At LSC, most if not all classes will use Notes and Bibliography style.)

CMOS Online: Citation Quick Guide: Author-Date (from the University of Chicago Press)
Provides sample citations for common source types following the parenthetical author-date format.

• Sample Paper, Author-Date from Purdue University OWL

Find a DOI: Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)

All three major citation styles (MLA, APA, and Chicago) prefer the DOI as the location information in a scholarly citation over a URL. If your source doesn't provide a DOI, try the "DOI # Finder" tool (look on the right tab) from the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center to check if one is available. 

Not all publications have DOIs associated with them. If the DOI is not available, follow the recommendations for the appropriate citation style on how to format the URL.