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Documentation Styles

The following guides and resources are listed by style, profession, or type of material being cited.

Multiple Styles | Citation Management Software | AAA | ACS | AIP
AMA--Management | AMA--Medical | AMS | APA | APS | APSA | ASA
ASA-CSSA-SSSA | ASABE | ASCE | ASM | CBE | Chicago/Turabian
Government Documents | IEEE | Legal Citations | Maps | MLA | Newspapers | NLM
Online Resources

Multiple Styles and Formats

Print Resources

• Author's Handbook of Styles for Life Science Journals -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: R119 .A85 1996
• Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: PN171 .F56 L55 2006
• Making Sense: A Student’s Guide to Research and Writing -- D.H. Hill Stacks: PN205 .N67 2005
• Where Credit Is Due : A Guide to Proper Citing of Sources, Print and Nonprint -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: PN171. F56 S35 1997

Online Resources

• Citation Builder (NCSU)--APA, MLA, CBE/CSE
• Citation Style for Research Papers (Long Island University)--APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, and AMA
• Citing References in Your Paper (University of Wisconsin-Madison)--APSA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, CBE, MLA
• Online! Citation Styles (Bedford/St. Martin's)--APA, CBE, Chicago, and MLA style
• The Owl At Purdue (Purdue University)--APA and MLA
• Research and Documentation Online (Bedford/St . Martin's)--APA, Chicago, CSE, and MLA

Citation Management Software

Print Resources

• EndNote: Bibliographies and Now Manuscripts Made Easy -- D.H. Hill Stacks; Z1001 .E53 2002

Online Resources

• EndNote Guide (NCSU)
• RefWorks (free for NCSU students, staff, and faculty)
• RefWorks FAQ (NCSU)

AAA (American Anthropological Association)

Online Resources

• American Anthropologist Style Guide (AAA)
• Citation Style: Anthropology (Prescott College)

ACS (American Chemical Society)

Print Resources

• The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: QD8.5 A25 2006

Online Resources

• ACS Style Guidelines ( University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• Reference Style Guidelines (ACS)

AIP (American Institute of Physics)

Print Resources

• AIP Style Manual -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: QC5.45 .A45 1990

Online Resources

• AIP Style Manual (AIP)
• American Institute of Physics (AIP) Style Examples (Monash University)
• Physics Research Tutorial: Citing (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

AMA (American Management Association)

Print Resources

• AMA Style Guide for Business Writing -- D.H. Hill Stacks: HF5726 .A49 1996

Online Resources

• AMA Style Guide for Business Writing -- [e-book available through the NCSU Libraries' Catalog]

AMA (American Medical Association)

Print Resources

• American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors -- Veterinary Medicine Library Reference: R119 .A533 1998

Online Resources

• AMA Citation Style (Long Island University)
• American Medical Association Style (National University of Singapore)
• AMA Style Guide (University of Washington)

AMS (American Meteorological Society)

Online Resources

• Authors' Guide (AMS)

APA (American Psychological Association)

Print Resources

• Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: PN171 .F56 L55 2006
• Concise Rules of APA Style – D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: BF76.7 .C66 2005
• Mastering APA Style: Student’s Workbook and Training Guide -- D.H. Hill Stacks: BF76.8 .G452 2002
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association -- D. H. Hill Reference Stacks: BF76.7 P83 2001
• World's Easiest Guide to Using the APA -- D. H. Hill Reference Stacks: BF76.7 A468 1998

Online Resources

• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University)
• APA Style (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• Citation Builder (NCSU)
• Citing Electronic Sources Using APA Style (Indiana University)
• Electronic References (APA)

APS (American Physical Society)

Online Resources

• Physical Review Style and Notation Guide (APS)

APSA (American Political Science Association)

Online Resources

• APSA Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• APSA Style: Print & Electronic Sources (Towson University)
• Citing Print Sources: The Style Manual for Political Science (University of Washington)

ASA (American Sociological Association)

Print Resources

• ASA Style Guide -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: HM73 .A54 1997

Online Resources

• ASA Format (California State University, Los Angeles)
• ASA Citation Style (Kansas University)
• ASA Style (Buffalo State University)
• Formatting in Sociology: ASA Style (Purdue University)

ASA-CSSA-SSSA (Agronomy, Crop Science, Soil Science)

Online Resources

• Publications Handbook and Style Manual (ASA-CSSA-SSSA)

ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
formerly the ASAE (Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems)

Online Resources

• Guide for Authors (ASABE)

ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)

Online Resources

• Authors' Guide (ASCE)

ASM (American Society for Microbiology)

Print Resources

• ASM Style Manual for Journals and Books -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: QR11 .A44 1991

CBE (Council of Biology Editors)

Print Resources

• Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers --D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: QH304 .C33 1994
• Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: T1 .S386 2006

Online Resources

• CBE Citation Guide (Ohio State University)
• CBE Documentation University of Wisconsin-Madison )
• Citation Builder (NCSU)
• Using CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources (Bedford/St. Martin's)

Chicago Manual of Style/Turabian

Print Resources

• The Chicago Manual of Style -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: Z253 .U69 2003
• Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Kate L. Turabian -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: LB2369 .T8 1996

Online Resources

• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide (The Ohio State University)
• Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (The Chicago Manual of Style Online)
• Chicago/Turabian Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Using Chicago Style to Cite and Document Sources (Bedford/St. Martin's)

Government Documents

Print Resources

• The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: J9.5. C48 2002

Online Resources

• Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (University of Memphis)
• Citing Records in the National Archives (National Archives and Records Administration)
• DocsCite (Arizona State University)

(IEEE) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Print Resources

• Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions: A Practical Guide -- D.H. Hill Stacks: T11 .W75 2003

Online Resources

• 2007 IEEE Standards Style Manual (IEEE)

Legal Citations

Print Resources

• Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations Reversed -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: K89 .K37 1994
• Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Citations -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: KF246 .P73 1997
• The Bluebook, a Uniform System of Citation -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: KF245 U55 2005
• Citation and Style Manual -- D.H. Hill Stacks: J 1.8/2:C 49/3/997 (government document)

Online Resources

• AALL Universal Citation Guide (AALL)
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citations (Peter W. Martin, Cornell University)

Maps

Online Resources

• Citing Maps (NCSU)
• Citing Maps (Ohio Wesleyan University)
• Guide to Citing Maps & Atlases (McMaster University)
• Style Guide for Maps and Cartographic Materials (University of Washington)

(MLA) Modern Language Association

Print Resources

• The Essentials of MLA Style: A Guide to Documentation for Writers of Research Papers -- College of Education Media Center Reference: PN147 .T75 1998
• The Harcourt Guide to MLA Documentation -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: LB2369 .S38 2001
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers -- D.H. Hill Stacks: LB2369 .G53 1999
• MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing -- D.H. Hill Ref: PN147. A28 1998

Online Resources

• Citation Builder (NCSU)
• Citing Electronic Sources Using MLA Style (Indiana University)
• MLA Citation Style (Long Island University)
• MLA Style (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University)

Newspaper Style Guides

Print Resources

• Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: PN4783 .A83 1998
• New York Times Manual of Style and Usage -- D.H. Hill Stacks: PN4783 .S57 1999
• Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law --D.H. Hill Stacks: PN4783 .A83 2004
• UPI Stylebook -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: PN4783 .U3 1986

Online Resources

• AP Style Guide (University of Mary Washington)
• Guide to AP Style (Dr. Michael S. Sweeney, Utah State University)

NLM (National Library of Medicine)

Print Resources

• National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: Z695.1 .M48 P37 1991

Online Resources

• NLM Style Guide (University of Washington)

Online Resources

Print Resources

• Columbia Guide to Online Style -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: PN171 .F56 W35 1998
• Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information -- D.H. Hill Reference Stacks: PN171 .F56 L5 1996

Online Resources

• Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources (University of Alberta)
• The Columbia Guide to Online Style (Columbia University Press)
• Documenting Electronic Sources (Purdue University)

Librarian Contact Information

• Kawanna Bright, Instructional Services Librarian
• 513-2603
• kawanna_bright@ncsu.edu
• http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/kmbright/