Style Guides for Graduate Research Papers and Theses

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General Advice

Official University of Nevada Reno Thesis and Dissertation Information
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Preparation Guidelines (PDF)
Paper Thesis and Dissertation Preparation Guidelines (PDF)
UNR Graduate School Publications/Forms

Dissertation Calculator. Helps you get organized by breaking down the dissertation process into manageable steps with suggested completion dates. Some features, such as e-mail reminders, are available only to University of Minnesota students.

Sources- Their Use and Acknowledgment. Dartmouth College. Basic information and many examples.

Research and Documenting Sources. Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University.

The Write Stuff! Thomas Cronin, Whitman College.

The Craft of Research. Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams .
UNR Life/Health Sciences Library Q180.55.M4 B66 2003

Bookmarks : a guide to research and writing. John Ruszkiewicz, Janice R. Walker.
UNR Main Library LB2369 .R88 2000

Style Guides

General

Citation Machine. Citation Machine helps you create proper references for books, articles, or other types of resources in MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian format. Note: NOT recommended for APA parenthetical style involving multiple authors. Pick the type of resource you need to cite, fill out a simple form, and click "Make Citations."

Sources: Examples. Dartmouth College. Basic information and many examples.

Research and Documenting Sources. Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University.

How to Find MLA/APA Style Guides. Many clear examples of citations for traditional and electronic resources.

General Style Guides for Online Sources

Online: a Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources, 2000 Edition. Andrew Harnack, Eugene Kleppinger.
Clear, concise, and comprehensive. Print edition: DeLaMare Library REFERENCE TK5105.875.I57 H364 1998

Columbia Guide to Online Style. 2d ed. Janice Walker, Todd Taylor. Examples of Humanities (MLA, Chicago) and Scientific (APA, CBE) styles for major types of electronic publications. For more complete information , see the Print edition: UNR Main REFERENCE PN171.F56 W35

APA Style

Style Wizard: APA Style. Fill in a form to create an APA citation. A good tool for learning the basics.

APA Citation Guide. Good examples for printed materials. Ohio State University.

APA Documentation. Well-organized. Examples in Create an APA Reference List. University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Crib sheet APA Format (5th Edition). University of Minnesota, Crookston.

APA Style Guide - 5th Edition. University of Southern Mississippi.

Citation Styles: APA. How to cite Internet sources.

APA Style Essentials. Vanguard University. How to format a research paper in APA style, with examples of references.

APA Research Style Crib Sheet. College of Wooster; based on the original by Russell Dewey, Georgia Southern University.

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. American Psychological Association, 2001.
UNR Main REFERENCE DESK BF76.7 .P83 2001

MLA Style

Modern Language Association Style Guide. Ohio State University.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Good examples.

Citation Styles: MLA. How to cite Internet Resources.

MLA Style. General information from the Modern Language Association.

MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 6th edition. Modern Language Association of America.
Standard guide to MLA style for Undergraduates.
UNR Main REFERENCE DESK
UNR Main PERM RESERVE LB2369 .M53 2003
UNR Main Library LB2369 .M53 2003

MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. 2d edition. Modern Language Association of America.
Written for graduate students and teachers, with emphasis on theses, dissertations, and scholarly publishing.
UNR Main REFERENCE DESK
UNR Main Library PN147 .G444 1998

Chicago Style ("Turabian")

The Chicago Manual of Style Online. A few reference examples from the Chicago Manual, 15th ed. University of Chicago Press.

Citation Styles: Chicago. How to cite Internet resources.

Citing Electronic Information in History Papers. Based on the 14th ed. of the Chicago Manual. The author explains differences in his recommendations with those of the 15th ed. Maurice Crouse, The University of Memphis.

SLAC Tips for Turabian. Texas State University. PDF file; requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Turabian Citation and Format Style Guide. Bucknell University. PDF file; requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The Chicago Manual of Style. University of Chicago Press, 2003.
UNR MAIN REFERENCE DESK
UNR Main Library Z253 .U69 2003

By Discipline

Chemistry

The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information.
American Chemical Society, 2006
UNR DeLaMare REFERENCE QD8.5 .A25 2006

ACS Books: Information for Authors. Includes a section on Reference Style Guidelines
American Chemical Society.

Education

Citing ERIC Documents. Winthrop University.

Style manual; NEA style manual for writers and editors.
National Education Association [1974]
UNR Main Library PN147 .N26 1974

Engineering

ASCE Authors' Guide. American Society of Civil Engineers.
See section on References.

IEEE Computer Society Style Guide. Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers. Computer Society.

Reference Guide: IEEE Style. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Engineering.

IEEE Author Digital Toolbox. Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers.

Humanities

MLA Style (above)

MLA Style. General information from the Modern Language Association.

MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 6th edition. Modern Language Association of America.
Standard guide to MLA style for Undergraduates.
UNR Main REFERENCE DESK LB2369 .M53 2003
UNR Main PERM RESERVE LB2369 .M53 2003
UNR Main Library LB2369 .M53 2003

Life Sciences/Biology

Citation Styles: CBE. How to cite Internet resources.
The Council of Biology Editors (CBE) is now the Council of Science Editors.

Author's handbook of styles for life science journals. Michel C. Atlas.
Medical Lib REFERENCE WZ 345 .A881 1996

Publications handbook and style manual. American Society of Agronomy : Crop Science Society of America : Soil Science Society of America.
UNR Life/Health Sci Lib PERM RESERV S494.5.A96 P83 1988

Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers . 6th edition.
UNR Life/Health Sci Lib T11 .S386 1994

Math

General Information for AMS Journals Authors. American Mathematical Society.

Handbook for MAA Authors. Mathematical Association of America.

Medicine/Nursing

JAMA Author Instructions. American Medical Association.

American Medical Association Manual of Style.
Medical Lib REFERENCE WZ 345 .A511 2007
Library also has earlier editions, which may be checked out.

Physics

AIP Style Manual (4th edition) 1997. American Institute of Physics.
View or download PDF files; requires Acrobat Reader.

AIP style manual. American Institute of Physics, 1990.
UNR Physical Sci REF. QC5.45 .A45 1990

Political Science and Law

Style manual for political science. American Political Science Association.
UNR Main REFERENCE DESK
UNR Main REFERENCE JA86 .A52 1993

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (2007 edition). Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School.

Citing Government Information Sources. University of Nevada Reno. Patrick Ragains. Examples are in MLA style.

Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications. The University of Memphis Regional Depository Library, Government Publications Department.

Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology

APA Style (above)

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. American Psychological Association, 2001.
UNR Main REFERENCE DESK BF76.7 .P83 2001

American Sociological Association Style Guide. California State University. Los Angeles.

Quick Style Guide. American Sociological Association.

ASA Style. Library, Buffalo State University

Dr. Abel Scribe's Guide to ASA Style and Format
Download and unzip your own copy of Writer's Guide to ASA.