Nesbitt Library

Research Guides

From Penn State University Libraries:

Research Guides by Subject
Research Guides by Course

Citation/Style Manuals and Writing Guides:

Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources — A portion of the 1998 book (updated for 2001) by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger.  Shows citation style for online sources using MLA, APA, Chicago Style and CBE (Council of Biology Editors).

MLA Style — Modern Language Association of America's authorized guidelines for citing Internet sources.

APA Style— An excerpt from the American Psychological Association's new 5th edition of the Publication Manual (2001). The material provided covers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite electronic media. Continually updated.

Columbia Guide to Online Style — citing Web sites, email, listservs, newsgroups, ftp, telnet, electronic publications, online databases, software, video games.

Bedford Handbook, Research & Documentation — how to research & cite in the Humanities (MLA), Social Sciences (APA), History (Chicago), or Sciences (CBE). Sample papers included.

Additional links to Writing Resources/Style and Grammar Manuals — documentation, Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack Lynch, and other resources.