Style Guides for Writers

For a guide to print materials in the library on this topic, see Writing Papers.

APAStyle.org
APA Style Crib Sheet: pdf document
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
Chicago Manual of Style Guide
Citing Full-Text Articles from Online Library Databases: APA Style
Citing Full-Text Articles from Online Library Databases: MLA Style
Citing Internet and Other Electronic Resources
Columbia Guide to Online Style. Janice Walker.
Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: a Citation Guide: How to properly cite comic books in a scholarly paper.
Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper
Elements of Style : The online version of the classic William Strunk Jr. style manual.
Grammar and Style Notes
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Modern Language Association (MLA): Choose MLA Style, then Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style.
Research and Documentation Online: Includes the MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE formats.
Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement: from Dartmouth College. Includes examples of both APA and MLA formats.
Turabian Citation Guide
USA's Guide for Preparing Theses and Dissertations: pdf document
U.S. Census Bureau: Suggested Citation Styles for our Internet Information [Back to Top]

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