Use a Standard Format For Your Bibliography

Below are listed online and print resources for creating a bibliography. Always check with your professor for the preferred bibliographical format. Most professors will ask you to use either Modern Language Association (MLA) or American Psychological Association (APA) standards.

Citation Guides or Style Manuals:

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2001. (O'Neill Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83 2001)  Commonly known as the APA Manual.

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003. (O'Neill Reference Desk LB2369 .G53 1999)

Li, Xia. Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. 2nd ed. Westport, CT : Mecklermedia, 1996. (O'Neill Reference Desk PN171 .L5 1996)

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago style for students and researchers. 7th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. (O'Neill Reference Desk LB2369 .T8 2007)  Commonly referred to as Turabian or Chicago style.

Style Manual Committee, Council of Biology Editors. Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 7th ed. Reston; VA : Rockefeller University Press, 2006. (O'Neill Reserves T11 .S386 2006)

Online Resources:

Citation Styles for Research Papers
From the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus

Columbia Guide to Online Style
Citation formats for electronic sources. Use when citing an electronic or internet resource in your bibliography.

Some online databases provide information on how to cite resources. Two examples are:

• Citing from Academic OneFile, click on "Citation Tools" in the "Tools Box"  at the top of the article citation page.
• Citing from LexisNexis Academic, click on the book icon after the print, e-mail or save icons. Export references to Refworks, our citation manager, and select the appropriate citation format

Additional resources can be found on the Writer's Resources page.

Refworks

RefWorks is a Web-based bibliographic citation management tool that automatically formats your paper and bibliography in over 80 different styles including MLA, APA, Turabian and Chicago. RefWorks is a web based tool that allows you to store, organize and keep track of citations. These references can then be inserted into papers and RefWorks will automatically format the footnotes and bibliography.

Boston College also supports EndNote for those who prefer it as a citation management tool.