Library - Citation and Style Guides

APA American Psychological Association - social and health sciences (dental and med lab tech, see ICMJE below)

 

Main reference in library: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (REF BF 76.7 .P83)

• APA Citations 6th ed. 2010 format - CNC Library Information Sheets (PDF files)
• APA Citations 6th ed. 2010 format: overview for nursing/health, prepared by S. Ollech (Powerpoint-to-PDF file)
• ... Annotated Bibliography examples  (Cornell)
• ... Annotated Bibliography examples  (University of Toronto)
• ... Annotated Bibliography examples  (California State U)
• APA Style Resources + Tutorials, from American Psychological Association
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (2010 ed. - The OWL at Purdue)
• Landmarks Citation Machine: generates MLA/APA citations. Disclaimer: good for structure but not for style; doesn't fix punctuation, caps, abbreviations etc. Prefer CNC Information Sheet or Publication Manual above
• BibMe: citation maker for APA/MLA/Chicago etc. - see cautionary note above
• Zotero : Firefox bibliographic citation and notes manager

MLA Modern Language Association - humanities

Main references in library: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (REF PE 1478 .M57) MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (REF PN 147 .A28) College Style Sheet (REF PE 1408 .F87)

• MLA Citations 7th ed. 2009 format - CNC Library Information Sheets (PDF files)
• ... Annotated Bibliography examples
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (2009 ed. - The OWL at Purdue)
• Research and Documentation Online: MLA tips from Diana Hacker (Bedford/St. Martin's)
• Getting Started with MLA Style (older format Oct/09, check for updates, UBC)
• Landmarks Citation Machine: generates MLA/APA citations. Disclaimer: good for structure but not for style; doesn't fix punctuation, caps, abbreviations etc. Prefer CNC Information Sheet or MLA Handbook above
• BibMe: citation maker for APA/MLA/Chicago etc. - see cautionary note above
• Zotero: Firefox bibliographic citation and notes manager

Turabian / Chicago Manual of Style - technical writing, some history courses

Main references in library: Chicago Manual of Style (REF Z 253 .U69) Turabian's Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, Dissertations (REF Z 253 .T87)

• Chicago Citations - CNC Library Information Sheet (PDF file)
• Chicago Manual of Style FAQ (University of Chicago Press)
• Citation Styles Online: Chicago (Bedford/St. Martin's)
• Style guide for the preparation of footnotes and bibliographies (U of Victoria) - refer to CNC guide above for online examples
• Turabian Style Guide (U of Southern Mississippi)
• The History Student's Handbook: a short guide to writing history essays (U of Calgary, 2009) - note, for referencing also look at updated 2010 Chicago Manual and CNC Library Information Sheet above
• BibMe: citation maker for APA/MLA/Chicago etc. - Disclaimer: good for structure but not for style; doesn't fix punctuation, caps, abbreviations etc. Prefer CNC Information Sheet or Style Manual above

ICMJE Uniform Requirements (Vancouver Style) - used in dental, med lab and med rad tech

• Using ICMJE/Vancouver Style - CNC Library Information Sheet (PDF file)
• Citing Medicine: NLM style guide (2nd ed. 2007+ continuous updates) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowTOC&rid=citmed.TOC&depth=2
• Citing Medicine: NLM style guide(Camtasia video) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj08/ppt/Citing_Medicine_recording.html
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals - http://www.icmje.org/
• Vancouver Style guide (U of Queensland) - http://www.library.uq.edu.au/training/citation/vancouv.pdf
• List of instructions for authors of medical journals (including variations they require) - http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
• Check List of Serials and Abbreviations - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=journals
• List of Journals Indexed for Medline 2008, with Abbreviations (389 p.) - ftp://nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov/online/journals/ljiweb.pdf

American Chemical Society (ACS) Style

Main reference in library: ACS Style Guide (REF QD 8.5 .A25)

• ACS Style guidelines: quick guide (Berkeley) - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/acsstyle.html
• ACS Style guide manual summaries - http://www.oup.com/us/samplechapters/0841234620/?view=usa
• ACS Reference style guidelines (information about ordering print guide) - http://pubs.acs.org/books/references.shtml

American Sociological Association (ASA) Style

Main reference in library: ASA Style Guide (REF HM 561 .A82)

• ASA Style Lite for Research Papers (DocStyles) - http://www.docstyles.com/asalite.htm 
  

Council of Science Editors (CSE / CBE) Style

Main reference in library: Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers  (REF T 11 .S386)

• CSE/CBE Referencing System (Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre)
• CSE Citation Style Quick Guide (U of Alberta)
• CSE Citation Style Guide (McGill Library)

Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Style

• SAA Editorial policy, information for authors & style guide (PDF, 32 p., viewed Jan. 2007)
• SAA Journal Style Guide (rev. Jan. 2003, viewed Jan. 2007)

Style Guides

• Strunk's Elements of Style  - http://www.bartleby.com/141/