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Citation Style Guides

Links to tip sheets, online guides, more help

Chemistry / Science

American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide (Online Version)
Full text of the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication.

The ACS Style Guide (Print version)
Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk (QD8.5 .A25 2006)
The Manual of Scientific Style
Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk (T11 .M36 2009)

CSE (formerly CBE) Documentation Style
From the University of Minnesota Center for Writing

Data

Data Set References
Basic information on how to cite data in APA

Citing Data from Mergent
Not sure how to cite data from Mergent? This document gives a few examples and a sample citation

MIT Libraries Social Science Data Services: Cite data
Information on citing data from MIT Libraries.
How to Cite Data: Dataset Citations
A guide from Michigan State University Libraries. Includes examples in APA style.

Engineering

IEEE Reference Guide
The IEEE Reference Guide (PDF, 464 KB) outlines how to cite a variety of references in IEEE style.

IEEE Style Guides.
Downloadable PDF IEEE style guides including the IEEE Math Style Guide.
ASME
ASME Journals Digital Submission Tool Guidelines and Information

Government Documents

The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources
Call Number: Floor 2 Reference Desk (Z7164.G7 G37 1993)
The Bluebook
Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk (KF245 .U55 2010)

Law / Legal Resources

The Bluebook by Columbia Law Review
Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk (KF245 .U55 2010)
Publication Date: 2010

Bluebook Tip Sheet
Guide for Citing Legal Resources
Documenting Legal Works in MLA Style

Music

How to write about music : the RILM manual of style
Call Number: Reference Desk (ML3797 .H69 2005 )

Online Sources

The Columbia Guide to Online Style
Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk (PN171.F56 W35 2006)
Research and Documentation in the Digital Age
Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference (ZA3075 .H32 2015)

Sociology

ASA Style Guide (4th ed.) by American Sociological Association
Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk (HM569 .A54 2010)

Inclusive Language

ACS Inclusivity Style Guide
American Chemical Society Guidelines
APA 7th Bias-Free Language Guide
Tips from APA.org