DOCUMENTATION

Documentation can be tedious, but it is easy to do--follow whatever style manual is assigned to you and follow it consistently.  It gives your papers a polished look.  

I find it helpful to write the basic format on a post-it and put in behind your monitor so you aren't always having to look up your style.

When citing a source you found through an internet search engine or electronic database (like google, LexisNexis, Ebsco Host, JSTOR or any of the others, don't site the search engine; site it just like any other article.  You wouldn't say you found a book in the library--an electronic database is like an on-line library, so we as the reader don't need to know how you found the article, just where it was published.

For Chicago (footnote) style:
Differences between footnote and bibliography:

Footnote: ¹ First Last, Title (City: Publisher, Year), page numbers (just the numbers).

Bibliography: Last, First. Title.  City: Publisher, Year.

Magazine/journal articles: Last, First. “Article Title.” Magazine  Vol# (year): inclusive page numbers.
Web: (Publisher and publication date optional): Last, First. Article Title. Retrieved  AccessDate from <web address>.
TV Show:  Title. Episode no. ##, first broadcast DATE by NETWORK. Directed by Full Name and written by Full Name.
CD: Just like a book but include track number and catalog number.

For MLA (internal citations):

For APA

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