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How to Use the Cite Tool on Reference.com
Reference.com offers a "cite this source" tool. When you click on Cite This Source, a new window will open and show you how to add citations to a bibliography you are compiling.
There are three style manuals that Reference.com uses for this: American Psychological Association, Modern Language Association, and Chicago Manual of Style. The user selects the style manual that they consistently follow and then uses copy-and-paste to select the citation.
For example, here are the choices when the user looks up "archaeology" on Reference.com:
... in the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia:
American Psychological Association (APA):
Archaeology. (n.d.). Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from Reference.com website: http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/archaeolModern Language Association (MLA):
"Archaeology." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 17 Jan. 2007. <Reference.com http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/archaeol>Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
Archaeology. Reference.com. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/archaeol (accessed: January 17, 2007).
... in Crystal Reference Encyclopedia:
American Psychological Association (APA):
Archaeology / Archeology. (n.d.). Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from Reference.com website: http://www.reference.com/browse/crystal/1564Modern Language Association (MLA):
"Archaeology / Archeology." Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Crystal Reference Systems Limited. 17 Jan. 2007. <Reference.com http://www.reference.com/browse/crystal/1564>Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
Archaeology / Archeology. Reference.com. Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Crystal Reference Systems Limited. http://www.reference.com/browse/crystal/1564 (accessed: January 17, 2007).
... in Wikipedia:
American Psychological Association (APA):
Archaeology. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from Reference.com website: http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/ArchaeologyModern Language Association (MLA):
"Archaeology." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 17 Jan. 2007. <Reference.com http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Archaeology>Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
Archaeology. Reference.com. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Archaeology (accessed: January 17, 2007).