On this page:
- Frequently Recommended Style Manuals
- Websites with Style Information
- Discipline Specific Style Information
- Anthropology
- Biology/Life Sciences
- Business
- Chemistry
- Earth Science/Geology
- Engineering
- English/Humanities
- Government Resources
- History
- Humanities
- Internet Online Databases
- Journalism
- Law
- Mathematics
- Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health
- Music
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Science
- Sociology
- Technical Writing
- Grammar Guides and Other Style Manuals
Frequently Recommended Style Manuals
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Note: A few of the databases will supply a formatted citation in a variety of styles. If you save a record in EBSCO it will ask you to choose a citation style and will create a citation in that style. Always check the citation against one of the guides below, because the automatic citations are not always 100% accurate.
- Bedford/St. Martin Documentation--includes MLA, APA, Chicago and CSE
Citing databases using MLA style
Citing databases using APA Style Guide
What is Plagiarism? - APA Manual. BF 76.7 .P83. 2001 Available: Bookstacks, 7 Day Reserve, Reference Desk
Chicago Manual of Style. Z 253 .U69 2003 Available: Bookstacks & 7 Day Reserve, Reference Desk
Columbia Guide to Online Style. PN 171 .F56 W35 2006 Available: Reference Desk
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Kate Turabian. LB2369 .T8 2007 Available: Bookstacks, 7 Day Reserve, Reference Desk
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. LB2369 .G53 2003 Available: Bookstacks, 7 Day Reserve, Reference Desk
Websites Featuring Style Information
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Note: Most of these sites supply example citations. Detailed information, found in the print versions of these manuals, is generally not available free online.
- APA Style: Electronic References
CBE Documentation
Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Quick Guide
Citation Styles for Research Papers
Columbia Guide Online --Sample segments only
MLA Format: Giving Credit To Sources
Sciences: Documenting Sources
Using APA Format
Using CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources
Using Chicago Style to Cite and Document Resources
A Writer's Reference (Diana Hacker): Student Companion Site
Discipline-Specific Style Information
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
- Scientific Style and Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. Ref Desk QH 304 .C68 1994
Using CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources
CBE Documentation
Business
- AMA Style Guide for Business Writing. MCOB Ref. HF 5726 .A49 1996
Gregg Reference Manual. Ref. PE1479.B87 S23 1992
Chemistry
- ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources
ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. Ref Desk QD8.5.A25 1997
American Chemical Society (ACS) Citation Style for Internet Sources
Handbook for Authors of Papers in American Chemical Society Publications. Baugh Biomedical PE 1408 .A512h 1978
Earth Science/Geology
Engineering
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 MLA Format
MLA FAQ
Government Resources
- Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
DocsCite
LexisNexis Congressional: Citation of Results (PDF)
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 LibrariansRef. Desk Z 7164 .G7 G37 2002
History
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 and Other Electronic Resources
- Online! - A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
Sample Segments of Columbia Guide Online
Citing Electronic/Internet Sources
Citing Electronic Sources
Journalism
- The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. Bookstacks PN 4783 .A83 2002
Chicago Manual of Style Ref Desk Z 253 .U69
New York Times Manual of Style and Usage. Ref PN4783 .J6 1976
UPI (United Press International) Stylebook. Ref PN 4783 .M47 1992
Washington Post Deskbook on Style. Bookstacks PN 4783 .W35
Law
- The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation 17th edition. Ref Desk KF 245 .B58
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
Mathematics
- Author Packages for Publishing with the AMS
The CBE Style of Documentation in Science and Mathematics
Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health
- Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation (PDF) - AMA MedStyle Stat! (PDf): Quick guide to the American Medical Association style manual; based on the 10th edition.
Music
- Writing About Music: A Stylebook for Reports and Theses . Bookstacks ML3797 .I79 1979
- Notes Style Sheet: from the Music Library Association
Political Science
- APSA Style Manual for Political Science. From the American Political Science Association (APSA). Ref Desk JA 86.A52 2006
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 BF 76.7 .P83 2001
Science
- Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. Bookstacks T11 .S378 2001
Sciences: Documenting Sources
Sociology
Technical Writing
- Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. Bookstacks T11 .S378 2001
Grammar Guides and Other Style Guides
- Elements of Style. Strunk & White. Ref. PE 1408 .S772 2000
American Heritage Guide to English Usage