Style manuals are books that outline the appropriate format for citing the readings you use for your research papers, such as journal articles, books, web pages, interviews, government documents, etc. See below for a list of the basic elements of a citation. Style manuals also review rules of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
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| Basic
elements of a citation usually include: |
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| Author(s)
(Either a personal author or an organization
or corporate author.) |
| Title
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| Source
(Such as place of publication and publisher for books;
and title, volume, issue number, and pages of articles
for periodicals, including magazines, journals, and
newspapers.) |
| Date
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| URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) for Internet sources |
| Discipline-Specific Style Manuals |
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| Anthropology |
American Anthropological Association (AAA) Style Guide | Editorial Policy, Information for Authors, and Style Guide for American Antiquity and Latin American Antiquity. From the Society for American Archaeology. |
| Biology/Life Sciences |
CSE Documentation (Formerly CBE) | Author's Handbook of Styles for Life Science Journals. Ref R119 .A85 1996 | Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. Ref T11.S386 2006 |
| Business |
AMA Style Guide for Business Writing. E-book available through NetLibrary. | Business Student Writer's Manual and Guide to the Internet. 2nd Floor HF5718.3 .B474 1998. | Gregg Reference Manual. 2nd Floor PE1479.B87 S23 2001. | Prentice Hall Style Manual. Ref PE1479.B87 D4 1992 |
| Chemistry |
ACS: Reference Style Guidelines | ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources | American Chemical Society (ACS) Citation Style Examples | The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. Ref and 2nd Floor
QD8.5 .A25 2006 |
| Earth Science/ Geology |
AGU Style: A Guide for Contributors. Ref PN 147.A43 1983. |Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing and Printing in Earth Science. Ref QE 48.85 .G44 1984. | Suggestions to Authors of the Reports of the Unites States Geological Survey. |
| Engineering |
ASCE Authors’ Guidelines to Publishing | Handbook for Scientific and Technical Research. 2nd Floor Q180.3 .B43 1992. |
| English/Humanities |
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ref Desk LB2369 .G53 2003| Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) documentation. Using Modern Language Association Format.| MLA FAQ | |
| Government Resources |
|Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications |DocsCite | LexisNexis Congressional: Citation of Results | Citing Government Information Sources Using the MLA Style | General Guidelines for Citing Government Publications | Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA | Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Writers and Librarians. GovPub and Ref J 9.5 .G38 2002. |
| History |
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers | The History Students Writers Manual. Ref
D13 .H4147 1998 |
| Humanities |
The English Style Book
A Guide to the Writing of Scholarly English. Chapter 6 is titled:
Style Conventions for Scholarly Essays and Research Papers |
| Internet/Online Databases/Other e-resources |
Online! - A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources | |Citing Electronic/Internet Sources | Citing Electronic Sources | |
| Journalism |
A Broadcast News Manual of Style. 2nd Floor PN 4784 .B75 M24 1994 | Associated Press Photo-Journalism Stylebook. 2nd Floor TR 820 .H64 2001 | The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. Ref Desk PN 4783 .A83 2004 | Chicago Manual of Style Ref
Z253 .U69 2003 |New York Times Manual of Style and Usage. Ref PN4783 .S57 1999 | UPI (United Press International) Stylebook. Ref PN 4783 .U65 1992 | Washington Post Deskbook on Style. 2nd Floor PN 4783 .W35 |
| Law |
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation 17th edition. Ref Desk KF 245 .U5 | Introduction to Basic Legal Citation |
| Mathematics |
Author Packages for Publishing with the AMS | A Manual for Authors of Mathematical Papers. Ref QA 42 .M36 1990 |
| Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health |
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals | Writing for Nursing Publications. 2nd Floor RT24 .O23 1981 | Writing for Publication in Nursing. 2002 Book. On Order August 2004 | |
| Music |
Words and Music: Form and Procedure in Theses, Dissertations, Research Papers, Book Reports, Programs and Theses in Composition. 2nd Floor ML 3797.H49 1982 | Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide. 2n Floor
ML3797 .W54 2002 | |
| Physics |
AIP Style Manual. 4th ed. REF QC 5.45 .A45 1990 |
| Political Science |
Style Manual for Political Science. From the American Political Science Association (APSA). | Sample APSA citations. |
| Psychology |
A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by the APA | APA Manual. Official Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Ref Desk BF76.7 .P83 2001
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| Science |
Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. Ref T11 .S378 1992 | Sciences: Documenting Sources |
| Sociology |
ASA Style Guide. Ref and 2nd Floor HM73 .A54 1996 | ASA Style |
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| Technical Writing |
Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. Ref T11 .S378 1992 |
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