Research Guides

CITING RESOURCES

ADULT REFERENCE – 1ST FLOOR

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers - R 808.02 Gib The classic guide to citations, formatting, and much more. Kept at Reference Desk.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - R 808.02 Pub APA’s style book. Kept at Reference Desk.

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage - R 808.02 Sie Lay or lie? None is or none are? Who or whom? Let the New York Times decide.

ADULT NONFICTION – 3RD FLOOR

The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing – 651.75 AMA Style guide for business writing.

Chicago Manual of Style - 808.02 Chi A mainstay for writers, editors, proof readers, indexers, and copywriters.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers - 808.02 Gib The classic guide to citations, formatting, and much more.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - 808.02 Pub APA’s style book.

Grammar Without Grief - 808.02 Ste Forget grammar lessons and rigid rules; grammar made easy.

The Elements of Style - 808.02 Str Strunk and White’s timeless guide to simple, direct writing.

FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 808.02 In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from home by going to www.wppl.org. Good subject searches are report writing, and report writing – handbooks, manuals, etc.

WEB SITES

LibrarySpot’s Grammar and Style Guides LibrarySpot’s organized links to grammar and style guides. www.libraryspot.com/grammarstyle.htm

P.org “Our mission is to support the education community with a comprehensive set of resources to help students write with integrity.” Includes plagiarism fact sheets. https://www.plagiarism.org/article/citation-styles

Purdue OWL The Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Purdue University. This resource covers all major citation styles. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

VCU’s Citation Styles and Guides Guides and links to numerous styles, as well as links to guidelines for avoiding plagiarism. http://guides.library.vcu.edu/citation-styles

Why Are There Different Citation Styles? All styles require the same basic information but the order varies, partly because different academic fields emphasize different elements of a sources. Find out more from Yale’s Center for Teaching and Learning. https://bit.ly/2I3xoSk

For additional information, please see an Adult Services Librarian. 10/18