There are certain basic things you need to cite almost all sources, using just about any format:

• The AUTHOR (or creator) of the work.  This may be one person, many people, a group or an organization.
• The TITLE OF THE WORK itself.  The article title, the book title, the video title, etc.
• The PUBLICATION DATE.

If your specific source was published as part of a larger work, then you also need the TITLE OF THE LARGER WORK. 

This could be a newspaper, magazine or journal (if your source is an article), a book (if your source is a chapter or image), etc.

This page provides basic information and resources about three standard citation styles: APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian.  It also provides links to information about additional styles.  Use the navigation on the left to find sub-pages for each citation style, or use these links to jump to a specific style:

APA

MLA

Chicago/Turabian

Some Science-specific styles