Writing Resources

Writing Resources

MLA (Modern Language Association)

MLA Style from the Modern Language Association site. "These guidelines on MLA documentation style are the only ones available on the Internet that are authorized by the Modern Language Association of America."
EasyBib.com created by high school students at Hinsdale Central High School in Illinois, based on MLA style.

APA (American Psychological Association)

How to Cite Information from the Internet & the WWW from the APA site.
APA Style Resources"
A Guide for Writing Research Papers, APA-Style A Guide for Writing Research Papers. This online guide, based on APA-style documentation forms, provides instruction on basic research techniques and more.
APA Research Style Crib Sheet The style is documented in the APA Publication Manual (5th ed., 2001).

Others

Columbia Guide to Online Style The CGOS is simply the most authoritative, comprehensive guide to online style. Description: Guide to documenting electronic resources, online information, and data gleaned from software.
Documentation: APSA Documentation American Political Science Association.
Excerpts from International Standard ISO 690-2 Excerpts of "Information & documentation - Bibliographic references - Part 2: Electronic documents or parts thereof"
Uncle Sam: Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications Based on Chicago. Extensive sample citations.
Vancouver Style Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
Chicago/Turabian: The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ (and not so FAQ) From the manuscript editing department at the University of Chicago Press.
Documentation: Chicago Style From the Writer's Handbook, University of Wisconsin.
Harvard: Harvard Referencing This information sheet shows the Harvard referencing style; a common scientific citation style.
AIP (Physics) Style Manual AIP Style Manual, 4th ed. - for guidance in writing, editing, and preparing physics manuscripts for publication.
Citations Styles based on Harnack and Kleppinger's Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources. Gives examples for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE.
Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., (1918) a classic.