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Starting
Points: Citing
Resources
& Style Manuals |
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R E F E R E N C E B O O K S -
Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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808.02 Ama
R 808.02 Ama |
The
World’s Easiest Guide to Using the APA and
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 behind the Reference Desk). |
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R 808.02 Chi |
Chicago Manual of Style |
A
mainstay for writers, editors, proof readers, indexers, and copywriters. |
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R 808.02 Gib |
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers |
The
classic guide to citations, formatting and much more. |
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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). |
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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). |
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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. |
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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). |
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R 808.02 Wal |
Columbia Guide to Online Style |
A
thorough guide for citing from the Web, email & graphics. (At
the Reference Desk). |
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R 808.02
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Grammar Without
Grief |
Forget
grammar lessons & rigid rules; grammar made easy. (At the Reference
Desk). |
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R 808.02
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Elements of Style |
Strunk & White's timeless guide to
simple, direct writing. (At
the Reference Desk). |
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& O T H E R L I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 808.02 |
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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 - Search Our Catalog - in the upper right hand.
Good
subject headings for this topic are
Report Writing, and
Report Writing – Handbooks, manuals,
etc.
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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. Search
for employment
and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail.
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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.
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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 in these databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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