{"id":214,"date":"2015-06-17T13:10:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T13:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:18:06","slug":"citing-your-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/start-researching\/citing-your-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing Your Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For information about why citations are important, please see our <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/start-researching\/research-tips\/249-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academic Integrity &amp; Plagiarism<\/a> page. Before submitting assignments, you can also complete our <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/start-researching\/citing-your-sources\/citations-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citations Checklist<\/a> for research papers.<\/p>\n<h1>MLA Format<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Online: <a href=\"https:\/\/mlahandbookplus.org\/books\/book\/5\/MLA-Handbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MLA Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes offsite to Purdue's Online Writing Lab\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/mla_style\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide\/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The OWL <em>Purdue\u2019s Online Writing Lab for MLA<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Library:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes to Library Catalog\" href=\"https:\/\/ohiolink-mu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OHIOLINK_MU\/e9kpm2\/alma991019027839708518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>MLA Handbook<\/em> (2021)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>APA Format<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes offsite to Purdue's Online Writing Lab\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/general_format.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The OWL <em>Purdue\u2019s Online Writing Lab for APA<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Library:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes to Library Catalog\" href=\"https:\/\/ohiolink-mu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OHIOLINK_MU\/e9kpm2\/alma991014226779708518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association<\/em> (2020)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Chicago Style<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.miamioh.edu\/indexes\/redirect\/962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Manual of Style Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes offsite to Purdue's Online Writing Lab\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/chicago_manual_17th_edition\/chicago_style_introduction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The OWL <em>Purdue\u2019s Online Writing Lab for Chicago Style<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Library:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes to Library Catalog\" href=\"https:\/\/ohiolink-mu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OHIOLINK_MU\/e9kpm2\/alma991023052879708518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers<\/em> (2018)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Library:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes to Library Catalog\" href=\"https:\/\/ohiolink-mu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OHIOLINK_MU\/e9kpm2\/alma991011593069708518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Chicago manual of style<\/em> (2017)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>ACS Format<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #2248d3;\" title=\"Goes offsite to Williams College Libraries\" href=\"https:\/\/library.williams.edu\/citing\/styles\/acs.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACS Guide<em> Williams College Libraries\u2019 Citation Guide<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For information about why citations are important, please see our Academic Integrity &amp; Plagiarism page. 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