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Style Guides

Copies available in library

Publication Manual of the APA
Call Number: [Ref] BF76.7 .P83 2010
American Sociological Association Style Guide by American Sociological Association
Call Number: [Ref] HM569 .A54 2014
ISBN: 9780912764580
Publication Date: 2022-06-01
MLA Handbook
Call Number: [Ref] LB2369 .M52 2016

Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new window
The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Call Number: [Ref] LB2369 .T8 2018
The ACS Style Guide
Call Number: QD8.5 .A25 2006
Cite Right
Call Number: [Ref] PN171.F56 L55 2011
a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences

Documenting Sources By Discipline

Complete Discipline Listing - comprehensive list organized by discipline.[courtesy of Purdue Online Writing Lab]

American Psychological Association

Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format from Purdue Online Writing Lab

American Sociological Association

ASA Style Citations - Trinity College

Quick Tips for ASA Style

Chicago Manual of Style

Chicago Manual of Style Online - Completely searchable, provides recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices with 16th and 15th editions.

Modern Language Association

MLA Formatting and Style Guide - from Purdue Online Learning Lab

MLA 8th Edition Citation Guide

Turabian

Turabian Quick Guide

Government Publications

Citation Guide for Congressional Documents (LOC) - Provided by Library of Congress

Miscellaneous Examples

Citing Data
Dataset citation examples from Michigan State
Unpublished Interviews
Unpublished interviews are best cited in text or in notes, though they occasionally appear in bibliographies.(Chicago Manual of Style)
Interviews and Personal Communication
via Purdue University

Schaffer Library LibGuides

Citation and Writing Style Guides: Style Guides

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)