Citation Guides in Book Form
APA:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style.Call Number: Olin Library Reference BF 76.7 .P83 2020. Shelved at the Reference desk.7th edition. Widely used in the social science disciplines.
Chicago:
The Chicago Manual of Style.Call Number: Olin Library Reference Z 253 .C453 U558 2024. Shelved at the Reference desk.18th edition. Widely used for theses and dissertations in the humanities disciplines. Available in Ready Reference and online.
Manual de Estilo Chicago-Deusto.Call Number: Olin Library Reference Z 253 .U6918 2013. Shelved at the Reference desk.Edición adaptada al español. Based on the 16th edition.
MLA:
MLA Handbook.Call Number: Olin Library Reference LB 2369 .M52 2021. Shelved at the Reference desk.9th edition.
Oxford:
New Oxford Style Manual.Call Number: Olin Library Reference PN 147 .O88 2012. Shelved at the Reference desk.2nd edition. Combines and updates the latest editions of New Hart's Rules and the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors.
Turabian:
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and DissertationsCall Number: Olin Library Reference LB 2369 .T8 2018. Shelved at the Reference desk.ISBN: 97802264944259th edition.
This new edition filters decades of expertise into modern standards. Chapters include updated advice on finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources and also recognize the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission. Based on the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition.
Science:
Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.Call Number: Olin Library Reference T 11 .S386 2014. Shelved at the Reference desk.8th edition. (Previous title: CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.)
9th edition available online: The CSE Manual.
Chemisty and Physical Science:
The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information.Call Number: Olin Library Reference QD 8.5 .A25 2006. Shelved at the Reference desk in Ready Reference.3rd edition. 2006.
Online version: ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication, updated April 2025.
Law:
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.Call Number: Olin Library Reference KF 245 .U58. Shelved at the Reference desk.21st edition. 2020.
Prince's Dictionary of Legal Citations: A Reference Guide for Attorneys, Legal Secretaries, Paralegals, and Law Students.Call Number: Law Library Reference KF 246 .B582 202110th edition. 2021.
Medicine:
AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors.Call Number: Mann Library Reference R 119 .A533 200710th edition. 2007.
[Online version available at Weill Cornell Med. only]
AMA = American Medical Association.
Political Science:
APSA Style Manual for Political Science.Call Number: Olin Library Reference JA 86 .A52 2006. Shelved at the Olin Reference desk.Revised edition.
American Political Science Association. Committee on Publications.
Sociology:
American Sociological Association Style Guide.Call Number: Olin Library Reference HM 569 .A54 2022. Shelved at the Olin Reference desk.7th edition. 2022.
Spanish:
- Manual de Estilo Chicago-Deusto.Call Number: Olin Library Reference Z 253 .U6918 2013. Shelved at the Olin Reference desk.Adaptación y edición de Javier Torres Ripa. Based on the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.
The Writer's Reference Guide to Spanish.Call Number: Olin Library Reference PC 4410 .F68x 1999. Shelved at the Olin Reference desk.Examples of how citations in Spanish differ from English. Reviewer notes that it "must be used with either MLA or The Chicago Manual of Style." -- Choice
Map Formats:
Cartographic Citations: A Style Guide.Call Number: Olin Library Maps GA 108.5 .C58 1992.
Government Documents:
The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Social Science and Business Research.
Call Number: Olin Library Reference Z 7164 .G7 G37x 2002. Shelved at the Olin Reference desk.Revised 3rd edition.
Unpublished Documents in the National Archives:
Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States.
Call Number: Olin Library Reference PN 171 .F56 C57 2010. Shelved at the Olin Reference desk.General Information Leaflet 17. Revised 2010 edition.
