Citation Building Tools
Use these tools to format your reference list citations in APA, Chicago, or MLA styles. Check the accuracy of these citations (e.g. capitalization, indentation, etc.) using a citation guide.
Chicago Style Guides
- Penfield Library's Chicago Notes & Bibliography Style GuideThe Chicago style Notes & Bibliography system is preferred by many writers in literature, history, and the arts.
- Penfield Library's Chicago Author-Date Style GuideThe Chicago style Author-Date system is used by many in the physical, natural, and social sciences.
- Chicago Manual of StyleAvailable in paper copy in Penfield.
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick GuideAlso has a Q&A page with frequently asked questions.
APA Style Guides
MLA Style Guides
- MLA HandbookAvailable in paper copy in Penfield.
Other Citation Styles
- AAPG Style (American Association of Petroleum Geologists)
- ACS Style (American Chemical Society)
- AMS Style (American Meteorological Society)
- AIP Style (American Institute of Physics)
- ASA Style (American Sociological Association)
- Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) - from Purdue University
- Penfield Library's ASA Style Guide
- Creative Commons
- Geological Society of America
- Harvard System
- IEEE Style from Purdue OWL
- Journal of Structural Geology Style