Economics Subject Guide
Style Guides
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Z 253 .C57 15th 2003 (Ref Desk Collection)
A detailed and comprehensive guide for papers, articles, theses, dissertations, and books. It is the "Bible" for many publication guidelines.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
BF 76.7 .C66 2010 (Ref Desk Coll, Sci Ref, Educ Ref)
Now in its fifth edition, this manual provides detailed guidelines for citing sources in written manuscripts. Originally developed by the American Psychological Association, this style manual is used by many other disciplines besides psychology. For the most commonly cited materials see our APA Style guide.
For a comprehensive guide, see APA Formatting and Style Guide provided by Purdue University.
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, and Dissertations
7th Ed.
LB 2369 .T8 (Reference Desk Collection)
A condensed version of The Chicago Manual of Style. a> href="http://www.wmich.edu/library/help/guides/_pdf/mla.pdf There are also handouts for using Turabian and other style guides at the handout rack next to the Central Reference Desk. A Brief Guide to Turabian's A Manual of Writers of Terms Papers is available.
This citation management software allows you to import citations directly from electronic indexes and create and manage your own bibliographies. Use with word processing software to cite and format references easily in a variety of writing styles. You will have to set up an individualized account the first time you use RefWorks. An excellent tutorial is available in RefWorks under Help. Tutorial