Medieval Studies: Citing Sources / Style Guides
This guide is designed for students at the M.A. level and focuses on interdisciplinary online resources in Medieval Studies. This is only a starting point and electronic resources should be verified with their print ancestors in many cases.
Which Guide to Use?
Your instructor will determine which style guide he or she wants you to use in your papers. If you don't know, ask.
Style guides for Medievalists
Most students in writing-intensive fields such as Medieval Studies will want to own a personal copy of their most frequently-used style guide.
- Chicago Manual of StyleThis citation style is appropriate for any field in the humanities, but is the standard guide for historians.
- MLA Style Guide, 8th edition, via Purdue OWLModern Language Association guide, which is the format used by many literature disciplines.
- Quick guide to APA StyleA helpful handout on the basics of using APA style for creating your reference list as well as formatting citation within the text of your paper.