| Your assignments may require that you use a
specific style guide to cite sources in your research papers,
footnotes, and bibliographies. If you're not sure which
style to use, consult with your
instructor. This guide lists a number of widely used style
manuals that have at least some information on the
Web. In most cases, only the print versions of these
style guides contain all examples for every kind of citation need
you may have. If you don't easily find what you need to know
using the web links below, it's best to come in to the Library and
consult the written guides. Ask at the Reference Desk to see
many of these style guides, and also if you have any
questions.
Style Manuals
Below are links to sample citations using standard basic style
guides for undergraduate and graduate students in many
disciplines. You may also want to consult our quick general
guide on how to cite
electronic resources, though many of the style manuals listed
below will have their own specific rules to follow.
AAA
Style (American
Anthropological Association)
The American Anthropological Association's recommended style is
provided on their own website. It's an adaptation of the
Chicago Manual of Style.
ACS
Style (American Chemical Society)
The American Chemical Society style is generally used for
scientific writing. Lehigh University has put together this
sample web page of representative ACS citation styles. The
full ACS Style Guide can be found in the Reference
Collection, QD8.5 .A25 1997.
APA Style
(American
Psychological Association)
The American Psychological Association (APA) style is a general
and widely used style in the social sciences, education, and other
fields. The APA website does not provide samples of how to cite
print materials, but it does include helpful information on
how to cite
electronic references, and removing bias (such as
racial bias)
from language, research, and written reports. The Commons guide on
APA Style includes numerous examples of how to cite print,
electronic, and other sources. For fullest information, it's best
to consult the full and most recent edition of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association, which can be
found at Parks Library Reference Desk, BF76.7 .P83 2001.
ASA Style
(American
Sociological Association)
The American Sociological Association's "Quick style guide" has
been restored to the ASA website, after being removed for a
semester or two. The full print version is available at the Parks Library
Reference Desk, REF
HM73 A44x
1997. Cal State Los Angeles has
also put together a
useful guide on ASA Style.
ASABE Style
(formerly, ASAE - American
Society of Agricultural Engineers)
American Society of Agricultural Engineers "Guide for Authors" style guide is used for
Society journals.
Chicago Style
(University
of Chicago Press)
Chicago Manual of Style is intended to help authors prepare
books for publication, and is widely used (or adapted) by
fields in the humanities and social sciences, such as history
and anthropology. This brief online FAQ from the Univ. of
Chicago Press may not answer all the questions you have about
how to use this style. Again, it's best to consult the full and most recent
Chicago Manual of Style shelved at Parks Library Reference Desk, Z253 .U69 1993.
CBE
(Council of Biology Editors)
Council of Biology Editors style is primarily used in the
biological sciences. This particular guide has been created
by Monroe Community College, a unit of SUNY libraries. The full title of the print version is Scientific Style and
Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers,
and it's available in the Parks Library Reference Collection, T11 .S386 1994.
IEEE
Standards Style (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
IEEE style manuals
are used for writing standards and providing information on citing
resources not covered by other style guides, such as how to cite
mathematical expressions. The IEEE
Standards Style information is provided by IEEE itself.
There's also the IEEE
CS (Computer Society) Style Guide - from IEEE Computer Society
website. No printed manual available at this time.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
MLA Style, developed by the Modern Language Association, is a very
popular citation style used throughout the humanities. The MLA itself
does not provide any quick citation guide on their website,
but does include a brief
FAQ that might answer some citation questions. You'll want to consult the most recent print version of the MLA
Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, kept at the
Parks Library Reference Desk, PN147 .G444 1998.
Turabian's
Turabian's Style is a basic, widely used style for history and many other
disciplines. Sample
Turabian style citations have been put up on the web by the
Univ. of Southern Mississippi. The print version of
Turabian's: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses,
and Dissertations, can be found at the Parks Library Reference
Desk, LB2369 .T8 1996.
Other Subject-Focused Styles
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University has a good
guide for links to other subject-based style guides available
online.
Original, Parks Library
Reference Staff;
Revised & Expanded for Commons, March 2001-present |
