Kish Guides: Early Childhood Education Research Guide: Citation Help (MLA, APA, CSE)

Citation Help

Need APA or MLA Help?

Select the appropriate Citation Style on the left.

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Citation generator for APA, MLA, or Chicago-Style citation pages (Reference, Works Cited, Bibliography). You pick what type of source and where you got it from, and then fill in the wizard to generate your formatted page. Export the final product to add it onto the end of your paper, or share it with your teacher online. Try the notecard feature, too!

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Citation Check

If you'd like someone to look over your citations, the librarian can help. Email your Works Cited or References a few days before it's due to cwubbena@kish.edu.
Your instructor may have very specific citation expectations, so be sure to consult him or her as well!

Need help with your writing?

Visit the Writing Lab, online or in-person in Library & Tutoring Services (A-1100).
Writing tutors can help you with citations, grammar, and other writing skills.

Writing Lab
Make an appointment in Accudemia for assistance from our Writing Lab Tutors.

Online Tools for Citing Sources

Use online citation tools!
Citing online articles can be a little tricky.
Get some help from your online search system!
Here's how:

Use automatically-generated citations: Article database systems like EBSCO Host generate sample citations for their articles.
Check your automatic citations: Automatically-generated citations often contain errors. Be sure to check them for accuracy using either your student writer's handbook, or an online tool like Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

NoodleTools This link opens in a new window
Citation generator for APA, MLA, or Chicago-Style citation pages (Reference, Works Cited, Bibliography). You pick what type of source and where you got it from, and then fill in the wizard to generate your formatted page. Export the final product to add it onto the end of your paper, or share it with your teacher online. Try the notecard feature, too!

MLA Citation Style Guidelines

Based on the MLA Handbook, 8th Edition. (FYI 9th edition coming soon)

The guides below will help you with MLA Style citations.

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Citation generator for APA, MLA, or Chicago-Style citation pages (Reference, Works Cited, Bibliography). You pick what type of source and where you got it from, and then fill in the wizard to generate your formatted page. Export the final product to add it onto the end of your paper, or share it with your teacher online. Try the notecard feature, too!

Citing books, articles, and web pages in MLA Style
Examples of source citations, sample Works Cited page, and In-Text Citation examples.
Books (MLA Style)
Cite books and book chapters
Articles from EBSCO Host (MLA Style)
Cite magazine, journal, and newspaper articles from the Library's EBSCO Host system
Web Pages (MLA Style)
CIte web pages in MLA citation format
In-Text Citations (MLA Style)
Cite sources within the text of your research paper or essay using parenthetical references

APA Citation Style Guidelines

APA stands for American Psychological Association, a professional group that sets guidelines for citing sources in psychology, nursing, and other fields.

The guides below will help you with APA Style.

NoodleTools This link opens in a new window
Citation generator for APA, MLA, or Chicago-Style citation pages (Reference, Works Cited, Bibliography). You pick what type of source and where you got it from, and then fill in the wizard to generate your formatted page. Export the final product to add it onto the end of your paper, or share it with your teacher online. Try the notecard feature, too!

Reference Source Examples and References Page Setup (APA 7th ed.)
Examples of how to cite books, journal articles, and website articles. Sample References page and in-text citation format.
APA 7th edition Tips and Notes
Overview of major revisions in APA 7th edition
Running head setup in Microsoft Word
Step-by-step instructions on setting up a running head in Microsoft Word

CSE Citation Style Guidelines

CSE stands for Council of Science Editors, a professional group that sets guidelines for citing information sources in biology, chemistry, and other science fields. The guides below will show you how to cite different types of sources in CSE Style format.

Books (CSE Style)
Cite books and book chapters
Magazines, Journals and Newspapers (CSE Style)
Cite articles from the print versions of magazines, journals, and newspapers
Websites and Article Databases (CSE Style)
Cite EBSCO Host, Opposing Viewpoints, and CQ Researcher articles, as well as web pages
In-Text Citations (CSE Style)
Cite sources within the text of your research project using parenthetical references