List of Style Manuals

Style manuals set standards for citation formats. Nearly every academic discipline has its own preferred style. The following list organizes style manuals by subject. If available, both a print guide (with call number and library location) as well as helpful web sites maintained by other universities and organizations are listed.

Cartography | English | Genealogical Records | Government Publications | Harvard | History | Humanities | ISO | Journalism | Law | Linguistics | Medicine | Online | Political Science | Psychology | Sciences | Social Sciences | Sociology

Cartography

Style Manual:
Clark, S., M. Larsgaard and C. Teague. (1992). Cartographic citations: a style guide. Chicago: Map and Geography Round Table, American Library Association.
Call Number: GA 108.7 C55 1992
Location: PCL Map Collection

Related Web Sites:
McMaster University Guide to Citing Maps & Atlases (based on Clark, Larsgaard and Teague)
http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/mapcite.htm

Genealogical Records

Style Manual:
Lackey, R. (1980). Cite your sources: a manual for documenting family histories and genealogical records. New Orleans: Polyanthos.
Call Number: CS 16 L3 1980
Location: PCL Stacks

Government Publications

Style Manual:
Garner, Diane L. (1993). The complete guide to citing government information resources : a manual for writers & librarians. Rev. ed. Bethesda, MD : Congressional Information Service.
Call Number: J 9.5 G379 1993
Location: PCL Stacks, Public Affairs Library Reference

Related Web Sites:
Citing Government Publications
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/govpubs/citeweb.htm

University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style
http://www.library.unr.edu/depts/bgic/guides/government/cite.html

History

Chicago Manual of Style
Style Manual:
Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.). (2003). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Call Number: Z 253 U69 2003
Location: PCL Reference, PCL Stacks, Benson Latin American Collection Reference, Fine Arts Library Reference, Life Science Library Reference, Physics-Math-Astronomy Library Reference

Related Web Sites:
Bedford/St. Martin's Chicago Style
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c10_s1.html#p04_c10_s1

University of Wisconsin Writer's Handbook
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html

Turabian
Style Manual:
Turabian, K. (1996). A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Call Number: LB 2369 T8 1996
Location: PCL Reference, PCL Stacks, Architecture Library Reference, Benson Latin American Collection Reference, Engineering Library Reference, Geology Library Reference, Fine Arts Library, Public Affairs Library

Related Web Sites:
A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
http://www.h-net.org/~africa/citation.html

Citing Electronic Information in History Papers
http://cas.memphis.edu/~mcrouse/elcite.html

Library of Congress (How to Cite Electronic Sources)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/cite/index.html

Bridgewater State College (Turabian Style)
http://www.bridgew.edu/library/turabian.cfm

Humanities/English

MLA (Modern Language Association)
Style Manual:
Gibaldi, J. (2003). MLA handbook for writers of research papers. New York : Modern Language Association of America.
Call Number: LB 2369 G53 2003
Location: PCL Reference, PCL Stacks, Architecture Library Reference, Fine Arts Library Reference

Related Web Sites:
Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet
http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/1.2/inbox/mla.html

Library of Congress (Citation Formats for Digital Media)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/resources/cite/index.html

Purdue University Online MLA Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Modern Language Association Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.mla.org/style_faq

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/citation_styles.htm

Journalism

Style Manual:
The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law. (2004). New York: Basic Books.
Call Number: PN 4783 A83 2004
Location: PCL Reference Collection

Related Web Sites:
AP Stylebook from the Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, Virginia
http://fredericksburg.com/FreeLanceStarCompany/Newsrooms/newsroom/FLSstyle/flsstyle.htm

University of Iowa's Journalism Resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html

Law

Style Manual:
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th ed.). (2000). Cambridge: Harvard Law Review Association.
Call Number: KF 245 U54 2000
Location: Law Library

Related Web Sites:
Harvard Law School's Legal Citation Guides and Abbreviation Lists
http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/services/research/guides/united_states/basics/citation_guides.php

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation from Cornell University
http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/

Linguistics

Style Manual:
Style Sheet for Language Journal of the Linguistic Society of America
http://www.siue.edu/ENGLISH/TESL/Style.pdf

Medicine

AMA (American Medical Association) Style Guide
Style Manual:
American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (9th ed.). (1998). Baltimore: American Medical Association.
Call Number: R 119 A533 1998
Location: PCL Reference Collectione, Life Science Library Reference

Related Web Sites:
AMA Style Guide
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html

NLM (National Library of Medicine) Style Guide
Style Manual:
Patrias, K. (2001). National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. Bethesda: National Library of Medicine.
Call Number: R 119 P372 2001
Location: Life Science Library Reference

Related Web Sites:
NLM Style Guide
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/nlm.html

Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
http://www.icmje.org/

Online/Electronic

Many of the subject-specific style manuals already listed here have their own requirements for citation of electronic and online sources.

Style Manual:
Walker, Janice R. (1998). The Columbia Guide to Online Style. New York: Columbia University Press.
Call Number: PN 171 F56 W35 1998
Location: PCL Stacks, Architecture Library Reference, Engineering Library Reference

Related Web Sites:
Columbia Guide to Online Style
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

Political Science

Style Manual:
American Political Science Association. (2001). Style Manual for Political Science. Rev. ed. Washington: Amer. Political Science Assn.
Call Number: JA 86 A52 2001
Location: PCL Reference Collection

Related Web Sites:
Citing Print Sources in Political Science
http://depts.washington.edu/pswrite/cite.html

Sciences

ACS (American Chemical Society)
Style Manual:
Dodd, J. (1997). The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society.
Call Number: QD 8.5 A25 1997
Location: Chemistry Library Reference, Life Science Library Reference

Related Web Sites:
ACS Style Sheet
http://www.lehigh.edu/library/footnote/acs.html

American Society of Chemical Engineers
Style Manual:
American Society of Chemical Engineers Style Guide
http://www.pubs.asce.org/authors/index.html

American Statistical Association
Style Manual:
American Statistical Association Style Guide
http://www.amstat.org/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=style-guide

CBE (Council of Biology Editors)
Style Manual:
Council of Biology Editors. (1994) Scientific Style and Format. New York : Cambridge University Press.
Call Number: T 11 S386 1994
Location: PCL Reference, PCL Stacks, Chemistry Library, Engineering Library Reference, Geology Library, Life Science Reference

Related Web Sites:
University of Wisconsin Writer's Handbook
http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/

Social Sciences

AAA (American Anthropological Association)
Style Manual Web Site:
AAA style guide
http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guide.cfm

APA (American Psychological Association)
Style Manual:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed). (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Call Number: BF 76.7 P83 2001
Location: PCL Reference, PCL Stacks, Fine Arts Library, Life Science Library Reference, Public Affairs

Related Web Sites:
APA's Guide to Electronic Sources
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

Other Links to APA guides
http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm

Purdue University Online Writing Guide
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

ASA (American Sociological Association)
Style Manual:
ASA style guide (2nd ed.). (1997). Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.
Call Number: HM 586 A54 1997
Location: PCL Reference, PCL Stacks

Related Web Sites:
ASA Quick Style Guide
http://asanet.org/page.ww?section=Sociology+Depts&name=Quick+Style+Guide

Other

Harvard Style

Related Web Sites:
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lskills/open/sfl/content/harvard/

University of Bradford, UK
http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/elecinfo/harvard.php

ISO

Style Guide:
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Guide
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/iso/tc46sc9/standard/690-2e.htm