MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th Ed.
Clark Memorial Library Reference Stacks LB 2369 .G53 2009

• At SSU, MLA style is generally preferred in the Fine Arts and in English & the Humanities.  
• In a paper written in MLA style, the brief citation in the text of your paper usually consists of the author's last name and the page number.  Some or all of this information will be in parentheses.  The corresponding full citation is a complete MLA-style "entry" which you place at the end of your paper in a section called "Works Cited." 
• Basic information about the MLA format is available at MLA Style .

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association --"the APA" 
Clark Memorial Library Reference Stacks BF76.7 .P83 2010

• At SSU, APA style is generally preferred in the Sciences (Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences), Business, Education, and Industrial & Engineering Technology. 
• In a paper written in APA style, the brief citation in the text of your paper usually consists of the author's last name, the year, and the page number.  Some or all of this information will be in parentheses.  The corresponding full citation is a complete APA-style "reference" which you place at the end of your in paper in a section called "References." 
• Basic information about the APA format is available at APAStyle.org .
• Harvard University offers an online tutorial APA Exposed.

For more information about citing sources, see Chapter 21and Chapters 24-28 in The Longman Concise Companion.

NoodleBib and EndNote Web
The Department of English and Humanities provides free access to NoodleBib, a basic bibliographic software resource that creates your Works Cited or References page.  Please ask at the Reading and Writing Center (Commons 031) or at Library Reference for the NoodleBib username and password. 

Our library's ISI subscription includes access to EndNote Web.  You can export citations from the ISI and EBSCO databases directly into EndNote Web. EndNote Web then transforms them into bibliographic citations in of your choice of style --APA, MLA, etc. 

EndNote Web allows you to add a "Cite While You Write" tool to your personal computer's Microsoft Word; this tool can place a brief entry in the body of your paper, and EndNote Web will create the corresponding bibliographic citation in your Works Cited or References. 

To set up an account in EndNote Web, while you are on-campus, go to ISI Web of Knowledge and in the menu across the top of the page, click on My EndNote Web.  Click the link to REGISTER and proceed with your personal registration.  After your registration is completed, you will be able to access EndNote Web from any location.  

If you are doing extensive research, you may want to consider purchasing a personal bibliographic software program such as EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, or the online product RefWorks.  Librarians currently recommend EndNote because it interfaces seamlessly with EndNote Web.  See our EndNote Web handout for more information. 

Catalogs and databases can provide the information needed to "manually" create citations.  Additionally, many catalogs and research databases can also generate citations that you can copy into a Word document or export to bibliographic software programs like EndNote Web.

In the SSU Library Catalog, you can see citations in APA and MLA by clicking "CiteMe" in the item's full record. 1) To see the full record from a results list, click the title. 2) To see the APA or MLA citation, click "Cite Me."	Results List from the SSU Library Catalog	Full Record
		CiteMe Citations

From the OhioLINK Catalog A citation formatting device is not available in the OhioLINK Catalog; however, you can look up the title on WorldCat using this URL: http://www.worldcat.org. Open the record for your edition, date, and/or format by clicking on the appropriate title. In the full record, click on the Cite/Export option. Cite/Export will open in APA style.  Click on MLA if you need it instead. Copy and paste the citation into your bibliography.

In research databases such as Academic Search Complete, you can see citations in APA and MLA by clicking the title of the article and then clicking the "Cite" icon, the yellow-tinted page. Alternately, you can click the "export to bibliographic manager" icon, the page with the green arrow, if you want to direct export your citation into EndNote Web.	Results List from a Research Database

Additional Resources
For additional information on citing electronic resources, the following books are also available at the Clark Memorial Library Reference Counter:

• Electronic Style --The Final Frontier offers a Web-based guide to citing electronic resources. George H. Hoemann, Coordinator for Distance and Continuing Education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, created this page while a graduate student at the School of Information Sciences of at UT Knoxville.

• Citation Guides for Electronic Documents from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions provides links to pertinent sites, including web resources in French and Spanish.

Get help via IM, Chat With a Librarian, email (Reference_Services@Shawnee.edu), or by phoning (740.351.3321).  

If you prefer face-to-face assistance, stop by the Clark Memorial Library Reference Counter or schedule a Research Consultation with a Reference Librarian