Citation Guides & Style Manuals

APA

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
REF BF76.7 P83 2001

Examples on the Web:

• APA Format: Citation examples from the University of Minnesota, Crookston
• APA Research Style Crib Sheet: Style information from Georgia Southern University.
• Citation Machine: Citation information from David Warlick of The Landmark Project.
• APA Documentation: Style information from University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.  Also, Create an APA Reference List.
• APA Style.org for Electronic References:   Information provided by the American
  Psychological Association for citing electronic and internet resources.
• Using APA Format: Style information and citation examples from Owl at Purdue University. 
• APA Style Essentials:  Citation examples from Vanguard University of Southern California
• APA Documentation: Style information and citation examples from LEO: Literacy Education Online from St. Cloud State University.

ASA - American Sociological Association

American Sociological Association.  2007.  Style Guide.  3d ed.  Washington, DC:  American Sociological Association. 
REF HM569.A54 2007

ASA Quick Style Guide:  A brief version of the guide published by the American Sociological Association.

MLA

Gibaldi, J. (2003). MLA handbook for writers of research papers (6th ed.). New York: Modern Language Association of America.
REF LB2369 G53 2003

Examples on the Web:

• Citation Machine: Citation information from David Warlick of The Landmark Project.
• KnightCite: Citation composer, a project of the Heckman Library.
• MLA Documentation: Style information from University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
• Using MLA Format: Style information and citation examples from Owl at Purdue University.
  

Chicago

The Chicago manual of style (15th ed.). (2003). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
REF Z253 U69 2003

Examples on the Web:

• Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
• Citing Sources Using the Chicago/Turabian Style: Notes System (U of Maryland) - a guide emphasizing notes - footnotes and endnotes - in Chicago/Turabian style.

   

Turabian

Turabian, K. L.   A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.  7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.
REF LB2369 T8 2007

Examples on the Web:

• Citing Sources Using the Chicago/Turabian Style: Notes System (U of Maryland) - a guide emphasizing notes - footnotes and endnotes - in Chicago/Turabian style.
• Turabian [2007] Quick Guide (University of Chicago Press) - a quick guide prepared by the publisher of the 7th edition of Turbaian
• Turabian and Chicago Styles Citations (University California Berkeley) - information and citation examples based on Turabian 6th edition but still useful

ACS

Coghill, Anne M. (Ed.). (2006).   ACS style guide: effective communication of scientific information. (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.

REF QD8.5 A25 2006

Examples on the Web:

• ACS Style Guidelines: Style and citation information from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Library.
• Reference Style Guidelines: Style and citation information from the American Chemical Society.

AIP

American Institute of Physics. (1990).  AIP style manual (4th ed.). New York, NY: American Institute of Physics.

REF QC5.45 A45 1990

Examples on the Web:

• AIP Style Manual: Style manual from the American Institute of Physics.

CSE (formerly CBE)

Council of Biology Editors--Style Manual Committee. (2006). Scientific style and format: The CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers (7th ed).  Reston, VA: Council of Science Editors in cooperation with Rockefeller University Press.

REF T11 S386 2006

• CBE Citation Guide (Ohio State University)
• CBE Style Guide (University of Washington Libraries)

Geological Sciences

Bates, R. L., Adkins-Heljeson, M. D. and Buchanan, R.C. (Eds.). (1995).  Geowriting:  A guide to writing, editing, and printing in earth science (5th ed.). Alexandria, VA:  American Geological Institute.
REF QE48.85 G44 1995x

Math

Gillman, L. (1987). Writing mathematics well:  A manual for authors. Washington, D.C.: Mathematical Association of America.
REF QA42 G4 1987x

Higham, N. J. (1998).  Handbook of writing for the mathematical sciences. Philadelphia: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
REF QA42 H54 1998

A manual for authors of mathematical papers (8th ed.). (1984). Providence, RI:  American Mathematical Society.
REF QA42 M36 1984x