Style Manuals  

      APA     CHICAGO     MLA     TURABIAN      ELECTRONIC STYLE

  Which one should you use?  Ask your professor or follow these guidelines.

 

APA
This style manual is used for papers written in the sciences.

Chicago
Used by most publishers of popular books, magazines and newspapers.

Electronic Style
Consult this style manual when citing electronic resources.

MLA
This style manual is used for papers in the arts and humanities.

Turabian
Used for all disciplines at the college level.

Listed below are the titles of style manuals, call numbers for the style manuals in the Carmichael Library collection, and links to the electronic versions of the style manuals.
 

American Psychological Association (APA)

 

Book	The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Call #	Reference  BF76.7 .P83 2001
Web	http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.htm

 

Electronic Sources

 

Book	Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information.
Call #	Reference - Professional Shelf  PN171 .D37L5 1992
Web	http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html

 

Modern Language Association (MLA)

 

Book	The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
Call #	PN160 .G53 1999
Web	http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html