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Country Information: Citing Sources

Political, Cultural and Geographical information about countries is available through a variety of sources in the library and on the Web. By reading and exploring the sources provided in this guide you may save yourself some research time!

APA Style

Create and check your citations with one of these APA style guides:

APA Style Quick Guide from PCC Library
Includes guidelines and examples of APA citations for commonly used formats (book, article, and website).

APA Formatting and Style Guide from OWL Purdue
Includes more in-depth examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, and References pages.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
This is the official, authoritative source for citing in APA, written by the American Psychological Association (APA).

MLA Style

Create and check your citations with one of these MLA style guides:

MLA Style Quick Guide from PCC
Includes guidelines and examples of MLA citations.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide from OWL Purdue
Examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and Works Cited pages.

MLA Handbook, 8th Edition
Publication Date: 2016
The MLA Handbook guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list.

Last Updated: Apr 7, 2022 4:12 PM
URL: https://libguides.pasadena.edu/countryinformation
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Subjects: Geography, History, Political Science

Tags: countries, cultures, government, heads of state, languages, maps, political geography