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Which Style Should You Use?

Your professor should tell you which style they want you to use. If they have no preference, you may follow these guidelines:

AP: Journalism, newspaper writing.
APA: Psychology, education, and other social sciences.
MLA: Literature, arts, and humanities.
AMA: Medicine, health, and biological sciences.
Turabian: Designed to be used for college students for most
any subject.
Chicago: Used in the professional publishing world for books,
magazines, etc.

Citing Internet Sources: The Internet has created a whole new range of citation issues,which each of the above styles has had to answer.  The following pages will address each question carefully.

*Note that there are copies of each style guide available in the library, as well as librarians and staff to assist you.