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Format Papers & Cite Sources: Select Your Style

Learn to format your papers and cite your sources in MLA, APA, Chicago, and other styles.

Select Your Style by Clicking on a Tab


What is MLA Style?

The citation style created by the Modern Language Association, MLA is most often used by the Humanities, which includes languages, literature, philosophy, visual & performing arts.

Learn how to format papers and cite sources using MLA Style


What is APA Style?

APA style was created by social and behavioral scientists to standardize scientific writing. APA style is most often used in: psychology, social sciences (sociology, business), and nursing.

Learn how to format papers and cite sources using APA Style


What is Chicago Style?

The Chicago Manual of Style is a comprehensive reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers in any field, though most often used in fields such as history, political science, and art.

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What is an Attribution?

Attribution is giving credit to creators of materials such as images, videos, audio files, and other creative works that were assigned a Creative Commons license.  You will see these most often used with regard to Open Educational Resources (OER). Attributions are a lot like citations in that they help to maintain the history of an item including who originally developed it and when. Attributions differ from citations in that they also describe exactly how the resource can be shared or customized based on the provisions of the assigned Creative Commons license

Learn how to create an attribution