Resources

• The Basics of Documentation, an important resource to help students avoid plagiarism and learn how to use citations and references appropriately and correctly.
• 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 classical texts
• Citing musical recordings or scores
• 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