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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.
Check the Library Catalog

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.
Check the Library Catalog

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.
Check the Library Catalog

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.
Check the Library Catalog

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. (2007). A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Check the Library Catalog

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://history.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. (2009). MLA handbook for writers of research papers. New York : Modern Language Association of America.
Check the Library Catalog

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/start/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_faqTurabian/Chicago - see History

Journalism

Style Manual:
The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law. (2004). New York: Basic Books.
Check the Library Catalog

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

Law

Style Manual:
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed.). (2005). Cambridge: Harvard Law Review Association.
Check the Library Catalog

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

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.
Check the Library Catalog

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


NLM (National Library of Medicine) Style Guide
Style Manual:
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2007)
Check the Library Catalog

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.
Check the Library Catalog

Political Science

Style Manual:
American Political Science Association. (2001). Style Manual for Political Science. Rev. ed. Washington: Amer. Political Science Assn.
Check the Library Catalog

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

Sciences

ACS (American Chemical Society)
Style Manual:
Anne M. Coghill, Lorrin R. Garson, editors. (2006). The ACS Style Guide : Effective Communication of Scientific
Information.
Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society.
Check the Library Catalog

Related Web Sites:
ACS Style Sheet

CSE (Council of Science Editors)
Style Manual:
Council of Science Editors. (1994). Scientific Style and Format : the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.
Reston, VA : Council of Science Editors in cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press.
Check the Library Catalog

Related Web Sites:
University of Wisconsin Writer's 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.
Check the Library Catalog

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 (3nd ed.). (2007). Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.
Check the Library Catalog

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

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


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