"Give your evidence," said the King;
"and don't be nervous, or I'll have you executed on the spot."
- Through the Looking Glass
Formating Your Footnotes and Bibliography
Find out what style guide is required for your thesis.
Consider using a bibliographic management tool, such as RefWorks (Middlebury Subscription). You can save citations in this database and it will automatically format your citations into the style you need (ex. MLA, APA...). Many databases allow you to directly export citations to Refworks, using their save/export function.
RefWorks - Just set up an account and start using it. There is an online tutorial, but if you need additional help, consult a reference librarian or attend a Refworks training session.
Some guides are available in abbreviated form on the Internet:
Style & Citation Guides
Many online guides only show basic examples. For the full versions of the style & citation manuals, see the print editions:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association . 5th edition.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001.
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Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th edition.
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003
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Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses,
and Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
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The Chicago Manual of Style . 15th ed.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
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TIP: If you get in the habit of making a complete record of citations to research materials, you will save much time and grief in the interlibrary loan process and when you prepare your footnotes and bibliography.