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Style Guides in the Library

MLA Handbook
Call Number: Ref. PN147 .G444 2008 (ask at Ref. Desk)
The official MLA Manual, with guides to layout, fonts, figures, citations, and everything else you need to produce or publish a document using MLA Style.

These are the most common styles used at SCSU. Be sure to check with your professor, advisor, or editor before using a particular style.

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010 (ask at Ref. Desk)
The official APA Manual, describing every aspect of formatting a document in APA Style.
A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers by Kate L. Turabian
Call Number: Ref. LB2369 .T8 2007 (ask at Ref. Desk)
The most recent edition of the original student's guide to formatting papers by Kate Turabian
The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2010eb (E-Book)
ISBN: 9780226104201
Publication Date: 2010-08-01
Chicago style is the standard for history and related fields.

Style guide / American Sociological Association
Call Number: Ref HM569 .A54 2010 (ask at Ref. Desk)
ISBN: 0912764317
The preferred style for Sociology and related fields.

Be sure to check with your professor, advisor, or editor before using a particular style.

Scientific style and format : the CSE manual (7th ed)
Call Number: Ref. T11 .S386 2006 (on Ref. shelves)
The most common style for the sciences, from the Council of Scientific Editors.
The ACS style guide (3rd ed)
Call Number: Ref. QD8.5 .A25 2006 (on Ref. shelves)
The preferred publication guide for chemistry, from the American Chemical Society.
The AMA style guide for business writing
Call Number: Stacks HF5726 .A49 1996
Business style standard from the American Management Association.
American Medical Association manual of style
Call Number: Ref. R119.A533 1998 (on Ref. shelves)
The standard style for the health sciences. (APA is used for mental health, and is a common alternative for other medical fields.)