Citation Guides for Print and Electronic Documents
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- APA style (American Psychological Assocation)
- See also: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2010.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 P976m 2010
- See also: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2010.
- MLA style (Modern Language Assocation)
- See also: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
Reference Desk Reserve 808 M689 2009
- See also: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
- Chicago style (sometimes called "Turabian")
- See also: The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.027 C632m
- See also: The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Anthropology: "AAA Style Guide." American Anthropological Association, 2003. http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm
"SAA Journal Style Guide." Society for American Archaeology, 2003. http://www.saa.org/Publications/Styleguide/styframe.html
Biology: McMillan, Vicky. Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences, 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001. Ref Desk Reserve 808.06657 M167w
Pechenik, Jan A. A Short Guide to Writing about Biology, 3rd ed. New York: Longman, 1997. Ref Desk Reserve 808.06657 P367s
Chemistry: Dodd, Janet S., ed. The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1986. Ref Desk Reserve 808.06654 A187s
General: Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. The Holt Handbook, 5th ed. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1999. Ref Desk Reserve 808.042 K61h
Walker, Janice R. and Todd Taylor. The Columbia Guide to Online Style. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. Ref Desk Reserve 808.02 W181c
Journalism: Goldstein, Norm, ed. The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law: With Internet Guide and Glossary. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books, 2002. Ref Desk Reserve 808.027 A849p Law: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 17th ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Law Review Association, 2000. Ref Desk Reserve 347.30847 B658a d
Physics: "AIP Style Manual, 4th ed." American Institute of Physics, 1997. http://www.aip.org/pubservs/style/4thed/toc.html
