Citing Sources

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The "Big Three:"

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
Eisenhower Library General Reference; PN147.G444 1998. 

• Examples of MLA style from Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
Eisenhower Library General Reference and Science Reference; BF76.7.P83 2001.

• APAStyle.org
• Examples of APA style from Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Eisenhower Library General Reference; Z253 .U69 2003.

Additional Resources

• Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement. Dartmouth College.
• Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker, with research sources by Barbara Fister, Bedford St. Martin's Press.
• Citing Electronic Sources. Library of Congress.
• Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor, Columbia University Press.
• Library & Information Science: Citation Guides for Electronic Documents.  International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. Cornell University Library.
• Lipson, Charles. Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.  Eisenhower Stacks, Blue Labels, PN171 .F56 L56 2004.
  Practical advice for avoiding plagiarism in your work and a quick guide to the major citation styles.  Written in a very approachable style.

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Style Manuals Used for Specific Fields

Biology

Council of Biology Editors. Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 6th ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Eisenhower Library, Science Reference QH60 .C6 1994.  
Council of Science Editors. Scientific Style and Format. Citing the Internet: Formats for Bibliographic Citation.

• Examples of CBE style from Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online

Chemistry

Dodd, Janet S., ed. The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. 2nd ed. Washington: American Chemical Society, 1997.
Eisenhower Library, Science Reference QD8.5 .A25 1997.  

English and Other Humanities

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003. (Recommended for high school and undergraduate college students)
Eisenhower Library, General Reference LB2369 .G53 2003.  

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998. (Recommended for graduate students, scholars, and professional writers)
Eisenhower Library, General Reference PN147.G444 1998.  

Geology

Bates, Robert L., Marla Adkins-Heljeson, and Rex Buchanan, eds. Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science. 5th ed. Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute, 1995.
Eisenhower Library, Science Reference QE48.85 .G46 1995. 

Government Documents

Cheney, Debora. The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Social Science and Business Research. 3rd ed. Bethesda, MD: LexisNexis; Congressional Information Service, 2002.
Eisenhower Government Publications Reference; Research Consultation Office Z7164 .G7 G37 2002 QUARTO.

United States. Government Printing Office. Style Manual 2000. 29th ed. Washington: U.S.G.P.O., 2000.
Eisenhower Library, General Reference; Z253 .U58 2000.  
Available via Internet from the GPO Access web site (HTML and PDF versions)

History

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Eisenhower Library General Reference; Z253 .U69 2003.   

Journalism

Goldstein, Norm, ed. Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. 6th trade ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.
Eisenhower D-Level Blue Labels PN 4783 .A83 1996.

Law

The Bluebook. 18th ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Law Review Association, 2000. "Compiled by the editors of the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal."
Eisenhower Government Publications Reference K 70.U4.
See also The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation

Mathematics

American Mathematical Society. The AMS Author Handbook. Revised November 1996. Providence: AMS, 1996. (PDF version)

Medicine

Iverson, Cheryl, et al. American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998. Welch Library Reference, Harrison Library Reference, School of Medicine Reserves WZ 345 A512 1998
Lilienfeld Library (Bloomberg School of Public Health) R119 .A51 1998
Eisenhower Science Reference has 8th ed. (1989) R119 .A5331 1989
See also AMA Style Guide. University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries, revised Feb. 2000.

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. Updated October 2005.

See also National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. Supplement: Internet Formats (PDF version)

Music

Holoman, D. Kern, ed. Writing about Music: A Style Sheet from the Editors of 19th-Century Music. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988.
Friedheim Library Reference ML3797 .W68 1988. 

Physics

American Institute of Physics. AIP Style Manual. 4th ed. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1990.
Eisenhower Science Reference QC 45 .A4 1990 QUARTO. 
Fourth Edition (1990) of the AIP Style Manual online (PDF version)

Political Science

American Political Science Association. Style Manual for Political Science. Washington, D.C: American Political Science Association, Committee on Publications, 2001.
Eisenhower General Reference JA86 .A52 2001. 

Psychology and Other Social Sciences

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
Eisenhower Library General Reference & Science Reference; BF76.7.P83 2001. 

APAStyle.org

Science and Technical Writing

Rubens, Philip, ed. Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. New York: Holt, 1992.
Eisenhower Science Reference T 11 .S3781 1992. 

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