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Citation/Style Manuals: Citation Style Guides
Style guides to consult
Academic organizations and some disciplines outline their own styles of how to cite sources and format research papers. You may have heard of or used some of the styles before.
You can also use Zotero to help manage your citations and format your bibliographies according to a variety of different style guides.
Frequently used style manual books (print and electronic) are listed below:
Electronic style guides
- Chicago Manual of Style OnlineThe Chicago Manual of Style is time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar, with explanations on punctuation, spelling, manuscript publication, citations. It is an important reference tool for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, and others.
- MLA Handbook PlusMLA Handbook Plus includes the full text of the ninth edition of the handbook, the second edition of the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature, as well as a video course that teaches the principles of MLA documentation style through a series of short videos paired with quizzes, plus a final assessment.
- AP StylebookA searchable online version of the latest AP Stylebook, and the standard resource for news writers. Also include are Topical Guides, which are prepared by the editors for timely events. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, then you can submit questions to the editors. Archived stylebooks dating back to June 1900 are also available, providing context to how language, technology, and writing style have changed in the past century.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Research and Citation ResourcesPurdue OWL is a free resource that offers guidance on how to use various citation and format styles, such as APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, and AMA.
- APA StylePlease note that the APA style manual is not available as an e-book for institutions. Please see information below on our print copies of the APA manual or explore the Purdue OWL website linked above for guidance.
Print style guides
Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationCall Number: 808.02 P976 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2020Social Sciences
MLA Handbook by Call Number: 808.027 M685 2016ISBN: 9781603292627Publication Date: 2016-04-01Humanities
Style guide / American Sociological AssociationCall Number: 808.066301 A512s 2010ISBN: 0912764317Publication Date: 2010Social Sciences
ACS [American Chemical Society] Style GuideCall Number: 808.06654 A105 2006ISBN: 0841239991Publication Date: 2006Sciences
Scientific Style and Format by Call Number: 808.0665 S416 2006ISBN: 9780226116495Publication Date: 2014-05-07
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition by Call Number: 655.25 C532 2010ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017-09-05
