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Two professional organizations, the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA), establish the documentation standards for most scholarly publishing in the U.S. Sample MLA and APA citations are shown below for some document types found in LexisNexis® Academic. | Two professional organizations, the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA), establish the documentation standards for most scholarly publishing in the U.S. Sample MLA and APA citations are shown below for some document types found in LexisNexis® Academic. | ||
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| − | + | Legal writing generally follows the [http://www.legalbluebook.com Bluebook] Uniform System of Citation. In LexisNexis Academic, you can retrieve most legal documents (cases, statutes, law review articles, etc.) using the standard citation. Help with citations form ats is provided on the Federal and State Cases form and on the Shepard's Citations form. The Shepard's form includes an interactive "citation format assistant" feature that will help you use the proper format for each of the legal sources covered. | |
| + | ==Related Resources== | ||
| + | Many colleges and universities have created excellent guides to citation. | ||
| + | [http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm Long Island University APA Citation Guide] | ||
| + | [http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html University of Wisconsin Writing Center] | ||
| − | + | The Boston College Law Library has a nice guide to reading legal citations and other useful guides that can be downloaded from their [http://www.bc.edu/schools/law/library/research/researchguides.html Research Guides] page. | |
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MLA and APA Style
Two professional organizations, the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA), establish the documentation standards for most scholarly publishing in the U.S. Sample MLA and APA citations are shown below for some document types found in LexisNexis® Academic.
The rules for citing online documents are as changeable as the online publishing environment itself. Find out which format is preferred by your instructor, then select the relevant items from the bibliographic data section found at the top of each html file. Typically this section will provide more information than you need in your citation.
Magazines & Newspapers
MLA lists the author's name, article title, magazine or newspaper title, publication data, publication medium (Online), name of the online service (LexisNexis® Academic), and date of accessing the site.
Wildstrom, Stephen H. "A Big Boost for Net Privacy." Business Week Apr. 5, 1999: 23. Online. LexisNexis® Academic. 5 August 2007.
Liswood, Laura A. "Gender politics and the Oval Office; Why don't women run for president?" Baltimore Sun 31 March 1999: 23A. Online. LexisNexis® Academic. 5 August 2007.
APA lists the author's name, date of publication, article title, magazine title, type of medium in brackets and Internet availability.
Wildstrom, Stephen H. (1999, April 5 ). A big boost for net privacy. Business Week, p. 23. [Online]. Available: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic.
Liswood, Laura A. (1999 March 31) Gender politics and the Oval Office; Why don't women run for president? Baltimore Sun, pp. 23A. [Online]. Available: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic.
Supreme Court Cases
MLA lists the case title, U.S. Reports citation, page numbers, docket number, name of the court, year of decision, Internet address, and date of accessing the site
Fullilove v. Klutznick. 448 U.S. 448. 448-554. No. 78-1007. US Supreme Court. 1980. Online. LexisNexis® Academic. (5 August 2007).
APA lists the case title, U.S. Reports citation, year of decision, and Internet address.
Fullilove v. Klutznick, 448 U.S. 448 (1980) [Online] Available: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic.
U.S. Code
MLA lists the title number, statute book of the U.S. Code, section, year, publication medium, name of computer service, and date of access.
42 US Code. Sec. 405. 1998. Online. LexisNexis® Academic. 5 August 2007.
Legal Citation Style
Legal writing generally follows the Bluebook Uniform System of Citation. In LexisNexis Academic, you can retrieve most legal documents (cases, statutes, law review articles, etc.) using the standard citation. Help with citations form ats is provided on the Federal and State Cases form and on the Shepard's Citations form. The Shepard's form includes an interactive "citation format assistant" feature that will help you use the proper format for each of the legal sources covered.
Related Resources
Many colleges and universities have created excellent guides to citation.
Long Island University APA Citation Guide University of Wisconsin Writing Center
The Boston College Law Library has a nice guide to reading legal citations and other useful guides that can be downloaded from their Research Guides page.
Comments
This article has been proposed for inclusion in the product Help text.