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At YCCC, you'll use either MLA or APA, not Chicago style.

More helpful resources

APA Citations Tipsheet-7th ed.
Our most current edition of the APA formats your professors want you to use.
MLA Citation Style Tipsheet 9th Edition
2021 update for the most current edition of MLA format. Be sure to ask your professor which format to use, APA or MLA.

Model APA Papers
Notes in the margins of these sample papers give advice about formatting and documenting in APA styles.
Model MLA Paper
Notes in the margins of these sample papers give advice about formatting and documenting in MLA styles.
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Printed Citation Guides for APA and MLA Citations

These guides are available in the reference section of the Library

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style. 7th ed.
Call Number: REF BF 76.7 .P83 2020
MLA Handbook 9th ed.
Call Number: REF LB 2369 .M52 2021

Printed Citation Guides for APA Style

These guides are available in the reference section of the Library at the Citation Style Center.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
The official guide for all things APA.
Concise Rules of APA Style
A condensed version of the Publication Manual which is sufficient for most situations.
A Pocket Style Manual
This abbreviated guide has information on citing common material types in both MLA and APA styles.
A Writer's Reference - 6th Ed.
Guidance on writing APA and MLA papers as well as general writing tips and techniques.