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  • The Basics of Documentation, an important resource to help students avoid plagiarism and learn how to use citations and references appropriately and correctly.
  • Citing Classical Texts: A resource from the University of Alberta on how to document classical texts in any style.
  • Citation and Referencing resource listings at the AU Library.
  • FAQs about APA by the Write Site
  • Changes to APA 7th Edition Style

APA

AU Resources

  • An APA tutorial from the Centre for Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Athabasca University
  • Citation and Referencing resource listings at the AU Library
  • AU Library Guide to Citation Style

External Resources

  • A Sample APA Paper from Purdue OWL.
  • APA Publication Manual 6 th Edition FAQs by APA Online
  • Style and Grammar Guidelines, APA 7 th Edition by APA Online
  • Preparing a Laboratory Report in APA Format by Jan Kennedy
  • The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.
  • APA Style 6 th Edition only available until 2021
  • APA Style 7 th Edition
  • APA Style Help by APA Online
  • APA Style Blog for difficult, obscure APA questions

Writing in American Sociological Association (ASA) Style

  • ASA 5 th edition Formatting from Purdue OWL
  • Quick Tips from the American Sociological Association (4th Edition)

MLA

AU Resources

  • Citation and Referencing resource listings at the AU Library

External Resources

  • The MLA Style Center: The official site of the Modern Languages Association
  • Works Cited: A Quick Guide from the MLA Style Centre.
  • MLA Practice Template from the MLA Style Centre.
  • Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide
  • The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.

American Anthropological Association (AAA)

  • Davidson College Guide to AAA Style

Chicago Style

AU Resources

  • The AU library offers free access to the Chicago Manual of Style online to any registered AU students. You can access the Manual through this link: http://0-www.chicagomanualofstyle.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/home.html
  • Advice and examples of Chicago Notes-Bibliography style  from Dr. Marc Cels, Assistant Professor of History, Athabasca University.
  • The Chicago Manual of Style (Note: you will need an AU user i.d. and password to access this resource.)

External Resources

  • CMOS Shop Talk: Turabian Style for Students by the Chicago Manual of Style.
  • Turabian Citation Quick Guide by the Chicago Manual of Style.
  • Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
  • Chicago/Turabian style with endnotes
  • Citing Music Sources (in 2007 Turabian style)
  • Example of a Bibliography in Chicago Style
  • Example of Footnotes and/or Endnotes in Chicago Style
  • Sample Author/Date Paper (including Bibliography) from Purdue OWL
  • Sample Notes and Bibliography Sample Paper (including Bibliography) from Purdue OWL

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