Originally written in 1906, this tome has a rich history of providing quality guidelines for citing works and creating bibliographies. The BU Libraries have a subscription to the full online version. The website also offers a citation quick guide that has many examples. The 17th edition is the most recent, published in 2017.
MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Location: Mugar Reference LB2369 G5
Publication Date: 2016
Note: access to the companion material at http://www.mlahandbook.org/ is available to individuals who have purchased the Handbook, but not to institutions.
MLA style is widely used by universities, academic presses, and in the humanities subject areas. The association makes some information available through the style section on its site at https://style.mla.org/. Be sure to look through the list of Frequently Asked Questions on their site to get the most pertinent example citations. The 8th edition is the most recent, published in 2016.
The official style manual for the APA. The website at http://www.apastyle.org/ offers extensive information. The 7th edition is the most recent, published in 2019.
Citation Guide (Harvard Business School)This excellent guide in .PDF from the Harvard Business School covers citation within text as well as how to do a bibliography using Chicago style.
Citation MachineA site designed to help create bibliographies easily, this was developed by David Warlick & The Landmark Project.
EasyBib.comThis company has partnered with WorldCat, and can format, alphabetize and print a bibliography based on APA, MLA, or Chicago styles.
Cite Right by Charles Lipson
Location: Mugar Reference PN171.F56 L55 2006
In addition to the four styles listed on this page, this work also includes style samples for ACS (for chemistry), Bluebook and ALWD (for legal), and others.