Roberta Tipton
Information Literacy Coordinator
tipton@rutgers.edu
December 3, 2009

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Style Manuals

Bibliographies come in many different styles for different subject areas. Here are some commonly-used style manuals for citing print and electronic resources.

What are some common style manuals?

The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed.: From the American Chemical Society. [Dana Reference Desk QD 8.5 .A25 2006]
Cite Sources: Council of Science Editors Style: Based on Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th ed. from the Council of Science Editors (formerly known as the Council of Biology Editors). [Dana Reference Desk T11.S386 2006]
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition.: Also in print Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. [Dana Reference Desk Z253.U69 2003]
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation: Refers to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th edition. Kate Turabian.: [Dana Reference Desk]
APA Formatting and Style Guide: Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition. [Dana Reference Desk BF76.7.P83 2001] See also the APA Style Guide to Electronic References, (Rutgers-restricted access)
MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory): Based on the print MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd edition [Dana Reference Desk #276] and the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition [DANA REF LB 2369 .G53 2009] from the Modern Language Association.
[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/]
Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style: From the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications: Based on The Complete Guide to Citing Government Documents: A Manual for Writers & Librarians by Garner and Smith. [Dana Reference Desk]

How would you cite an electronic resource?

APA Style: Electronic References
A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities (based on Turabian's Manual)
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers (University of Memphis)
Citing Net Sources (Ohio State University)
Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources

More resources may be found at: Guides to Citation Styles.