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Online Citation Style Guides
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AMA Citation Style GuideA PDF version of the guide, showing basic AMA citations. This is the citatin style used in most health courses.
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APA Citation Style GuideA PDF version of the guide, showing basic APA citations. This is the citation style used in most social science courses.
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Bluebook Legal Citation Style GuideA brief overview of the basics of citing legal cases, codes, and statutes for both primary and secondary sources.
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Chicago StyleCiting common sources using the Chicago Manual of Style.
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MLA Citation Style GuideA PDF version of the guide, showing basic MLA citations. This is the citation style used in most English and humanities courses.
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Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)Includes citation style guides as well as information about constructing a thesis, outline, abstract, and more.
Citation Style and Writing Manuals
All of these style manuals are also available for quick reference at the Bracken Library Reference Desk.
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ALWD Citation Manual: a Professional System of CitationA legal citation style published by the Association of Legal Writing Directors. Reference Desk KF245 .A45 2010.
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The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media lawAvailable in the General Collection at PN4783 .A83.
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Bluebook: A Uniform System of CitationUseful for citations of legal documents. Reference Desk KF245 .U55 20th ed.
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Chicago Manual of StyleReference Desk Z253 .U69 2017.
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Elements of StyleStrunk and White's well-known guide to writing, including rules for word usage and general composition. Reference Desk and General Collection, PE1408 .S772 2000.
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Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian)General Collection LB2369 .T8 2013.
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MLA HandbookReference Desk LB2369 .G53 2016
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)Reference Desk, General Collection, and at the Science Library BF76.7 .P83 2010.