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Research for eLearning Students

A guide for students that gives tips for doing research, obtaining materials, and getting help in the online environment

MLA Citations

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: 808.02 G35 2021 and at Reference Desk
ISBN: 9781603293532
Publication Date: 2021
This is the official guide. The online version makes it easy to find the advice and examples you need.

More MLA Help
Examples of MLA citations for items in Chemeketa electronic databases; links to complete MLA guides

APA Citations

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF 808.02 P96 2020

ISBN: 1433832151

Publication Date: 2020

The official guide to the current (7th) format.

Our APA Pages
Guide gives examples of various electronic resources to which Chemeketa subscribes.
What's this DOI Stuff?
Explains what DOI means and how to use it, with what to do when there isn't one.

Chicago Citations

The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition by The University The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
ISBN: 9780226817972

Publication Date: 2024

The Chicago Manual is a comprehensive publication guide and can be a little confusing. For an easier-to-digest version for students, try Turabian.

More Chicago Help: The OWL at Purdue
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue has excellent help and advice for formatting papers and writing citations in Chicago Style.

Tip

Many of our databases give you citation help. We have a handout that tells you where to look for help in each database: Caution: Always check a machine-generated citation against a good citation manual; computers are dumb!

Where to Find Help with Citations in Databases
Document describing where in Chemeketa's databases you can find citation help.

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