Style Manuals
Online Style Guides and Examples

We have print copies of style guidelines in the library,
or you can use the following online guides and examples:

 
MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION

MLA Citing Electronic Sources
MLA Citations and Documentation
MLA Citations and Documentation Guide (Purdue's OWL)


AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCATION

APA Electronic Reference Formats
APA Citations and Documentation Guide (Purdue's OWL)
APA Style Essentials (title page, margins, headers, page numbers, etc.)
Diana Hacker's APA Sample Paper

ACS Style

Quick Guide to Citing Using the ACS Style Guide, 3rd ed.

CBE (Council of Biology Editors) STYLE

CBE Citation Guide

CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE

Chicago Turabian Style
Chicago Manual of Style from UGA libraries

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MANUAL OF STYLE

AMA Style Guide and Examples from UW

TURABIAN MANUAL OF STYLE

Kate Turabian's Citation Guide

LANGUAGE STYLE AND GRAMMAR

Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack Lynch
The Writing Center


Common styles & corresponding disciplines:
(note: always ask your instructor for his/her required citation style for class assignments)

 

 



 
 

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