For the latest updates on citing web resources, check the APA and MLA websites.

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org/elecref.html)  

MLA Style (http://www.mla.org) Go to MLA Style, Frequently asked questions about MLA Style, then How do I document sources from the World Wide Web in my works-cited list? for a page with sample citations.

GENERAL RESOURCES FOR WRITING AND CITING:

Purdue Writing Lab. Purdue University Writing Lab.  (http://owl.english.purdue.edu)  A great resource for building writing skills.  

Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement.  Dartmouth College. (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources)
A very comprehensive and thoughtful site, not only on the techniques for citing resources, but also the rationale for citing and the elements needed to make a citation understandable. Includes a very useful explanation of plagiarism.

LINKS TO ONLINE CITATION GUIDES:

Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Citing Electronic Sources.  Library of Congress offers suggestions for citing special formats, such as films, special presentations, audio recordings, and more.  

STYLE MANUALS:

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1999.  Reference Desk LB2369 G53 1999; General Collection LB2369 G53 1999.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American
Psychological Association, 2001.  Reference Desk BF76.7 P82 1994; General Collection BF76.7 P82 1994.

Turabian, Kate. L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.  Reference Desk LB2369 T8 1996; Reference LB2369 T8 1996.

Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Reference Desk Z253 U69 1993; Reference Z253 U69 1993.

Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane. Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. Medford, N.J. :
Information Today, 1996.  Reference Desk PN171 F56 L5 1996.

Strunk, William and White, E. B. The Elements of Style. 3rd edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999.  General Collection PE1408 S772 1999.

Walker, Janice R. and Todd Taylor. Columbia Guide to Online Style. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.
Reference PN171 F56 W35 1998.