Fordham University Libraries - Style Guides
 
This page contains a style guide bibliography and Internet links to research, writing, and style pages.


Style Manuals and Guides in Print
 

Scholarly and Research Papers

Science & Technology

History & Political Science

Business

Religion

Journalism

Grammar Handbooks, Manuals, Etc.



Scholarly and Research Papers

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 
5th ed.  Washington, DC: APA, 2001. 
(LC) Reserve Desk: BF76.7 .P83 2001;
(MM RH) Ref BF76.7 .P83 2001

The Chicago Manual of Style.
15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. 
(RH LC) Ref Z 253 .C57 15th ed.


Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.
2nd ed. New York : Modern Language Association, 1998. 
(RH) Ref PE 1478 .M572 1998; (LC) Reserve PE 1478 .M572 1998

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
6th ed.  New York: Modern Language Association, 2003. 
(MM) Ref PE 1478 .M57 2003; (LC) Reserve PE 1478 .M57
2003

Hale, Constance. Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age.
New York: Broadway Books, 1999.

(LC RH) Ref QA76.15 .W55 1999


Li, Xia and Nancy Crane. Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information.
2nd ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996. (RH LC) Ref PN171.F56 L5 1996

Szuchman, L.T. Writing With Style: APA Style for Social Work.
2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, 2004. (LC) Reserve HM586.S98 2004

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 
6th ed.  Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. 
(RH) Ref  LB2369 .T8 1996; (LC) Reserve LB2369 .T8 1996


Science & Technology

American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors.
9th ed.  Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998. 
(RH LC) Ref R 119 .A533 1998


Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.
6th ed.  New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
(RH LC) Ref T 11 .S286 1994


The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications.
Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1998.

(LC) Ref T 11 .M467 1998



History & Political Science

Style Manual for Political Science. 
Washington, DC: American Political Science Association, 1993.

(LC) Ref JA86 .A52 1993


Business

Alred, Gerald J. The Business Writer's Handbook.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006.

(RH LC MM) Ref HF 5721 .A465 2006

De Vries, Mary Ann.  Prentice Hall Style Manual: A Complete Guide with Model
Formats for Every Business Writing Occasion.
 
Englewood, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992.
(LC) Ref PE 1479 .B87 D4 1992


Diamond, Harriet, et al.  Executive Writing: A Style Manual for the Business World.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.  (LC) HF 5718.3 .D53 1997

 

Lindsell-Roberts, Sheryl. 135 Tips for Writing Successful Business Documents.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.

(RH LC MM) Ref HF 5726 .L57 2006


Religion

Christian Writer's Manual of Style. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004
(RH) Ref BR44 .C48 2004

The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies.
Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999.
(RH LC) Ref PN147 .S26 1999



Journalism

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage.
New York: Times Books, 1999.

(RH LC) Ref PN4783.S57 1999


The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. 
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1998.

(RH LC) Ref PN4783 .A77 1998

UPI Stylebook: The Authoritative Handbook for Writers, Editors & News Directors.
3rd ed. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company, 1992.
(RH LC) Ref PN4783.M47 1992


MacDonald, R. H. A Broadcast News Manual Of Style.
2nd ed. New York: Longman, 1994.

(LC) Reserve PN4784.B75 M24 1994



Grammar Handbooks, Manuals, Etc.
Campbell, D.M., Cignetti, P.B., et al. How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers.

4th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2007.

(LC MM) Ref LB 2838 .H56 2007

 

Harbrace College Handbook.
13th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1998. (LC) Ref PE1112 .H6 1998


The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage
New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

(RH) Ref PE 1421 .N46 1994; (LC) Reserve PE 1421 .N46 1994


The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors.
2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

(RH LC) Ref PE1628.089 2000


Strunk, W. The Elements of Style.
4th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999. (LC) Reserve PE1421.S7 1999

Szuchman, L.T. Writing With Style: APA Style for Social Work.
2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, 2004. (LC) Reserve HM586.S98 2004

Walker, Janice R. The Columbia Guide to Online Style.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.

(RH LC) Ref PN171.F56 W35 1998


Woe is I: The Grammarphobes Guide to Better English in Plain English
New York: Putnam, 1996. (RH LC) PE1112. O28 1996



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Style Guides Online

Below is a selected list of style guides online.  Always check with your instructor to be sure that you are using the one most appropriate for you needs.

American Psychological Association
Here is the APA-sponsored guide to citing electronic sources
.

APA Style Guide 5th Edition                                                                                                                                   
This is an excellent guide to citing books, journals, dissertations, electronic information and other media
.

Citing Electronic Information in History Papers
This site was developed and is maintained by Maurice Crouse of the Department of History at the University of Memphis
.

Columbia Guide to Online Style
This site is based on the book by Janice R. Walker, which is mentioned in the bibliography above
.

Journalism Resources
Compiled and edited by Karla Tonella of the University of Iowa, this list incorporates links to a wide variety of "style sites."

Modern Language Association Style Online
The Modern Language Association's official Web page
, which provides an overall guide to their writing style.

Syracuse University Library
Here is a collection of citation style guides in which both electronic and print research needs are addressed
.

Waldo Information Services
This is an outstanding guide to electronic citation in the various standard formats including APA, MLA & Chicago Manual of style.


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Grammar & Research/Study Guides Online

Citing Sources--Guide to Library Research
Maintained by the Duke University Libraries, this page addresses questions regarding source citing.

The Elements of Style
by William Strunk, Jr.

This is a celebrated text available via Bartleby.com
.

Guide to Grammar and Writing
This site is maintained by Professor Charles Darling and is sponsored by the Capital Community College (Hartford)
.

Olin Library at Cornell
Here is useful advice for critically appraising electronic and traditional sources of information
.

Study Guides and Strategies
Maintained by the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minn.), this site offers information in English and fourteen other languages
.

Study Strategies Homepage
This is a helpful site from the University of Minnesota-Duluth
.

The Writers' Workshop
Live assistance is limited to those at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; however, there is a great deal of useful information online.



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