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
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)
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
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