OttoBib

MLA (Modern Language Association) citations are popular in the humanities and many high schools.

If you are citing all references that you consulted for background call the bibliography a "Works Consulted". Use "Works Cited" if you are only citing sources that you cited in your paper.

MLA books have 3 elements each followed by a period. The author's name order by last, a comma, and then first. The title is underlined or italicized. The city of publication followed by a colon, ":" a shortened form of the publisher's name, and finally, the date.

• Book Sources
• 1 Author: Otto, Jonathan. OttoBib Manual. La Crosse: Wiley, 2007.
• 2 Authors: Otto, Jonathan and Max Gillman. OttoBib Manual. La Crosse: Wiley, 2007.
• Electronic (Internet) Sources (MLA has poor electronic source information)
• Wikipedia: "OttoBib.com." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 20 Feb 2007, 06:05 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 14 Apr 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OttoBib.com&oldid=109494290>.
• Electronic Periodical: Walton, Marsha. "'Super Bowl of Smarts' brings on robot invasion" CNN.com 12 April 2007. 14 April 2007 <http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/04/12/robot.compete/index.html>.

APA (American Psychological Association) citations are popular in the social sciences.

APA uses a lot of commas. All authors are cited with their full last name and first and middle initials. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author's name in a sequence of multiple authors. Titles can be underlined or italicized. APA does not use quotes for titles. Capitalize only the first word of the title and only proper nouns and proper adjectives.

• Book Sources
• 1 Author: Otto, J. (2007) OttoBib Manual. La Crosse: Wiley.
• 2 Authors: Otto, J., & Gillman, M. (2007) OttoBib Manual. La Crosse: Wiley.
• Electronic (Internet) Sources
• Wikipedia: OttoBib.com. (2007, February 20). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:57, April 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OttoBib.com&oldid=109494290
• Electronic Periodical: Walton, M. (2007, April 12) 'Super Bowl of Smarts' brings on robot invasion. Retrieved April 14, 2007, from http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/04/12/robot.compete/index.html

Chicago citations are popular in history classes.

Chicago bibliographies can have 2 different styles. The first style precedes each source with a numbered list and specifies the page number referenced of that particular source. This style also uses has the author's name in normal order, that is, First Name Last Name (Jonathan Otto). Below I have used the alternative, which does not specify the page. You would use this style if you consulted the source but did not cite it. This is the format that OttoBib generates its bibliographies in.

• Book Sources
• 1 Author: Otto, Jonathan. OttoBib Manual. La Crosse: Wiley, 2007.
• 2 Authors: Otto, Jonathan M., and Max D. Gillman. OttoBib Manual. La Crosse: Wiley, 2007.
• Electronic (Internet) Sources
• Wikipedia: Wikipedia contributors, "OttoBib.com," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OttoBib.com&oldid=109494290 (accessed April 14, 2007).
• Electronic Periodical: Walton, Marsha. "'Super Bowl of Smarts' brings on robot invasion" 12 April 2007. <http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/04/12/robot.compete/index.html> (14 April 2007).