CO 463: Media & Popular Culture  Tags: media popular_culture  

Do you have questions about citation formats that aren't answered by the sources on this page?

Ask me your question (in person, by e-mail, or with the Ask for Help box on this page). I'm not an expert, but I'll check my sources and try to find the answer you need.

If you need immediate help and I'm not available, ask at the Reference Desk or use the 24/7 chat reference service that BC shares with other Jesuit college and university libraries.

APA and, to a lesser extent, MLA are the most common formats used for citing sources in communication studies. If your professor asks for a different format -- or leaves it up to you -- check out the Citation Formatting page on the BC Libraries website.

You'll find links to the APA and MLA sources listed here, as well as information and helpful tools for Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian, and others.

Do citation styles have you confused? Are you putting together a list of works cited for a communication research paper and having trouble with citation formats? There are several places you can turn for help:

1. Online guides to APA and MLA from the Writers' Workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. You'll find instructions and examples for the most common types of references and in-text citations -- and for some less common types, as well.
   
   
2. The APA Style Guide to Electronic References (BC login required)
   
   
3. Style manuals at the O'Neill Reference Desk. Ask for manuals on APA and MLA (as well as Chicago, Turabian, and others) at the desk. These are the official manuals and can help you figure out the right way to cite common and uncommon resources.
   
   
4. APA Style Help from the American Psychological Association.  Includes a set of Frequently Asked Questions, a tutorial on the basics of APA style, and other resources.
   
   
5. APA Exposed: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About APA Format but Were Afraid to Ask. Online tutorial prepared by a graduate student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
   
   
6. RefWorks. If you're already using RefWorks, you probably know about the bibliography tool. If not, it might be a little late to learn everything about RefWorks, but get in touch with me and I can give you some tips on how to make the most of it in a short time.

Finally, don't be afraid to ask for help from me (in any of the usual ways) or from any of the librarians at the Reference Desk.