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Starting Points: Guide to Citations & Style Manuals

REFERENCE BOOKS - Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be checked out.

R 808.02 Ama R 808.02 Ama	The World’s Easiest Guide to Using the APA & The World’s Easiest Guide to Using the MLA	Formatting pages, placing graphics, bibliography, punctuation, citations and documentations and much more for these two popular citation styles. (Both at the Reference Desk).
R 808.02 Chi	Chicago Manual of Style	A mainstay for writers, editors, proof readers, indexers, and copywriters.
R 808.02 Gib	MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers	The classic guide to citations, formatting and much more.
R 808.02 Li	Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information	Guidelines for citing text files, databases, web logs, emails, listserves, and more. (At the Reference Desk).
R 808.02 Pub	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association	The citation and publication guide preferred by the social sciences and helping professions. (At the Reference Desk).
R 808.02 Sie	The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage	Lay or lie? None is or none are? Who or Whom? Let the New York Times decide
R 808.02 Tur	A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations	The classic Turabian manual covering all aspects of proper citations and formats for research papers. (At the Reference Desk).
R 808.02 Ste	Grammar Without Grief	Forget grammar lessons & rigid rules; grammar made easy. (At the Reference Desk).
R 808.02 Str	Elements of Style	Strunk & White's timeless guide to simple, direct writing. (At the Reference Desk).

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. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog. Good subject headings for this topic are Report Writing, and Report Writing – Handbooks, manuals, etc.

eBOOKS

You may also want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web site www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. See a reference librarian for more details.

FINDING ARTICLES

The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

· The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference R 050 R Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
· EBSCOhost and InfoTrac OneFile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.

Search for full text articles on these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

WEBSITES

Citation Styles Online!	MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE and other styles for citing electronic sources.
A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA	An organized, easy-to-use site with clear explanations and examples.
IFLANETS’s Citation Guides for Electronic Documents	Over 20 links from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
LibrarySpot’s Grammar and Style Guides	LibrarySpot’s organized links to grammar and style guides.
Noodletools – Quick Cite	Examples and a fill-in template for creating your own cut and paste bibliography.
VCU’s Citation Styles and Guides	Guides and links to numerous styles, as well as links to guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.
The Writers’ Workshop: The Center for Writing Studies	Dozens of clear MLA citation examples.

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Updated: December 11, 2008