Each time you use information from a book, film, article, podcast - any source - in your papers or presentations, you need to credit, or cite, your sources.

MLA: Basic MLA book citation
Author Last name, Firstname. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Date, Print.

• MLA Guidelines from Highline Community College
• MLA Guidelines from Long Island University (color coded)

APA: Basic APA book citation
Author Last name, Initial. (date). Title of Book. Place: Publisher.

• APA Guidelines and samples from Highline Community College
• Tutorial from APA (you will need flash to view)

Print Writer's Guides: Check a book guide such as Hacker's Writers Reference, available in the Library.

Online Writer's Guides: Get help from Hacker's Research and Documentation Online on MLA, APA or other styles.

Owl at Purdue from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - choose MLA, APA or other formats.

Individualized Assistance: Get help from Reference or Tutoring Services in LCC's Learning Commons.

Use an online citation generator, such as Son of Citation Machine Citation Generator.

Always be Careful
Check any citation formatting you get from Proquest, Gale, or a citation generator. You are responsible for what you turn in.