Style Manuals and Citation Guides

Biology

• Scientific Style and Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 6th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
  Perkins Reference T11 .S386 1994.  Also held in Biol.-Env., Marine Lab, and Medical Center.

The 6th edition of this guide now covers all scientific disciplines except for technological fields not closely related to experimental and observational science. It covers styles, mechanics, and special scientific conventions. The section describing how to write and submit papers for journal publication has been removed to allow for the inclusion of more disciplines. 

Chemistry

• Dodd, Janet S., ed.  The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1997.
  Perkins Reference QD8.5 .A25 1997  

Engineering

• Beer, David F., and David McMurrey.  A Guide to Writing as an Engineer.  New York: Wiley, 2005.
  Perkins/Bostock Stacks  T11 .B396 2005 
  

Government

• United States. Government Printing Office.  Style manual, 2000. Washington: G.P.O., 2000.
  Perkins Public Documents, US Documents GP 1.23/4:ST 9/2000. Electronic access also available.

Primarily a printer's tool, writers often find the GPO manual useful. Particularly helpful are its many lists and a guide to the typography of foreign languages.

• Garner, Diane, et al. Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Writers and Librarians. Rev. ed. Bethesda, Md.: Congressional Information Service, c1993.
  Perkins Stacks J9.5 G376 1993. Also held in Lilly, Law, and Medical Center.

In addition to detailed information on U.S. government documents, other chapters address state, regional, and international documents. Includes brief bibliographies of style manuals and "standard government documents reference sources." 

• United Nations Editorial Manual. New York: Department of Conference Services, United Nations, 1983.
  Perkins Public Documents, UN Documents ST/DCS/2

Primarily for use in the production and publication of United Nations Documents, this manual addresses mainly English language style. Includes sections on usage, spelling, capitalization, planning tables, preparing maps for inclusion in text, and other matters. 

Health Sciences

• Atlas, Michel C.  Author's Handbook of Styles for Life Science Journals.  Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1996.
  Biol-Env. Science Stacks 808.06661 A881 A939 1996. Also held in Medical Center.

• Fondiller, Shirley. The Writer's Workbook: Health Professionals' Guide to Getting Published. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 1999.
  In NetLibrary: http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=25633 

• Oermann, Marylin H.  Writing for Publication in Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2002.
  Medical Center Library Stacks WZ345 Oe8w 2002

Humanities

• Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
  Perkins Reference Desk LB2369 .G53 2003. Also held in Lilly, Divinity, and Law.
  Updates and details about citing web pages available online.

Originating from the 1951 MLA Style Sheet, the Handbook is intended for undergraduates. Its organization follows the steps one might take in writing a research paper: the research process, mechanics, format, bibliography style, documentation sources, etc. Includes examples of bibliographic citation along with sample typescript pages.

• Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
  Perkins Reference Desk PN147 G.444 1998. Also held in Lilly and Special Collections.
  Updates and details about citing web pages available online.

This MLA guide is intended for graduate students. Chapters include "Guidelines for author-publisher relations," "Copyright," and "Preparation of Theses and Dissertations," in addition to the usual sections on mechanics and documentation format.

• MHRA Style Guide: A Handbook for Authors, Editors, and Writers of Theses. London: Modern Humanities Research Association, 2002.
  Perkins Stacks PN146 .M634 2002

The MLA Handbook's British cousin. 

Journalism

In newspaper publishing, style manuals ensure consistency and conformity in matters as mundane as capitalization and as arcane as whether the paper will use "kaffeklatsch" or "coffee klatch". The United States boasts four major journalistic style manuals:

• Goldstein, Norm, ed. The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual : Including Guidelines on Photo Captions, Filing the Wire, Proofreaders' Marks, Copyright.  Reading, Mass.: Perseus Books, c1998.
  Ford Reference PN4783 .A83 1998b. Earlier edition in Perkins.

In wide use among newspapers, this manual features a dictionary format and includes instructions on everything from setting up a box score to filing a story on the wire. Contains the usual rules for punctuation and such.

• Siegal, Allan M., and William G. Connolly.  New York Times Manual of Style and Usage. New York: Times Books, 1999.
  Perkins Reference  PN4783 .S57 1999.  Earlier edition in Ford.

Similar in arrangement, but different in content, from the Associated Press Stylebook.

• Webb, Robert A., ed.  Washington Post Deskbook on Style. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978.
  Perkins 651.7402 W319 Preservation

Entirely different in format from the above two manuals, this one includes essays by such luminaries as Ben Bradley and Charles Seib, plus helpful information on writing in general and for the Post in particular.

• MacDonald, Ron. Broadcast News Manual of Style. 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 1994.
  Perkins Reference PN4784 .B75 M24 1994

This manual pertains to broadcast rather than print journalists. It addresses script layout, writing and presenting news, pronunciation, and word usage. 

Law

• The Bluebook:  A Uniform System of Citation. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Law Review Association, 2005.
  Perkins Reference KF245 .U55 2005. Also held in Law Library. 

This is the prescribed citation manual for Duke law students.

• Dickerson, Darby.  ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation. New York, NY : Aspen Publishers, 2006.
  Law Library Annex Reference KF245 .A45 2006

Military History

• Style Guide for Military History. Washington, D.C.: Editorial Branch, Center of Military History, Department of the Army, 1981.
  Perkins Reference Z253 .C46 1981

Music

• Helm, E. Eugene, and Albert T. Luper. Words and Music: Form and Procedure in Theses, Dissertations, Research Papers, Book Reports, Programs and Theses in Composition. Hackensack, N.J.: Boonin, 1971.
  Music Reference 781.98 H478W.  Also held in LSC.
  
• Wingell, Richard. Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002.
  Music Reference 808.06678 W769 W956 2002

Physics

• American Institute of Physics.  AIP Style Manual. 4th ed. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1990.
  Library Service Center QC5.45 .A45 1990.  Available online.

"For guidance in writing, editing, and preparing physics manuscripts for publication."  

Political Science

• Scott, Gregory M. and Stephen M. Garrison. Political Science Student Writer's Manual. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995.
  Perkins Reference JA86. S39 1995

Includes a large section about writing different types of political science papers, from book reviews to public opinion survey papers.

Psychology

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
  Perkins Reference Desk BF76.7 P83 2001.  Also held in Lilly, Ford, and Medical Center.

Addresses APA publications and members of graduate and undergraduate psychology departments. Other academic disciplines has adopted this manual as well.

• Sternberg, Robert J. The Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers. 4th ed. Cambridge and NY: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  Perkins Reference BF76.8 .S73 2003

This guide offers formal instruction for writing psychology papers. Also covers grant proposals and book proposals. Older edition in Perkins stacks.

Sociology

• American Sociological Association.  ASA Style Guide. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: ASA, 1997.
  Perkins Reference HM586 .A837 1997
  
• Richlin-Klonsky, Ruth et al., A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers. 5th ed. New York: Worth, 2001.
  Perkins Reference  HM585 .G78 2001