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APA Annotated and Sample Student Papers

Sample papers formatted in seventh edition APA Style, including one annotated (notes about what to pay attention to) and one in *.doc format that can be used as a template.

APA Style Sample Paper

What does a title page look like? Where does the page number go? What are the margins? Take a look at this sample paper from Purdue's Online Writing Lab.

Citation Builder

NC State University has a citation builder that creates citation in APA or MLA format. Remember you would still need to have in-text citation in your paper.

Citation Guides from Fairfield University's DiMenna-Nyselius Library

Includes APA, Chicago, and MLA. Look through the top tab to find your style, then select the item you want to cite at the left.

Citation Style Chart

This chart from Purdue University compares APA, MLA, and CMS styles on a easy to read chart. To download the chart, click on the link under the title that reads: Media File: Citation Style Chart.

KnightCite

A bibliography composer from Calvin College that creates citations in the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles through an easy-to-use web form. This will only help you with your bibliography, remember, you still need to do in-text citations.

MLA Style Sample Paper

What does a title page look like? Where does the page number go? What are the margins? Take a look at these sample papers from Purdue's Online Writing Lab:

Purdue OWL: Annotated Bibliography

"...an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources." A guide to annotated bibliographies.

Purdue OWL: Chicago Style Sample Paper

What does a title page look like? Where does the page number go? What are the margins? Take a look at these sample papers from Purdue's Online Writing Lab.

Purdue OWL: Research and Citation Resources
Zotero

A bibliographic reference manager for gathering and organization citation information. An MS Word plugin can perform the cite-as-you-write function. Firefox, Chrome, and Safari plugins assist with gathering bibliographic information while researching online. Generates bibliographies in various citation styles with one click. More on how to use Zotero.

ZoteroBib

From the makers of Zotero, ZoteroBib lets you generate a bibliography online in any citation style and provides formatted in-text citation. No software download needed.