Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Ready REF Z 253 .U69 1993.   A comprehensive guide to preparation of manuscripts in the humanities or natural and social sciences. It presents spelling , punctuation, capitalization and correct expression of names and terms. It offers extensive discussion of citations for reference lists, notations and bibliographies. Examples of citations for electronic sources are included.

Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. (all campuses) Li, Xia and Nancy B.Crane. Medford N.J.: Information Today, 1996  REF PN 171 .F56 L5 1996.   A comprehensive guide to citing electronic sources. It includes discussion and examples for full-text databases, electronic books and periodicals, bibliographic databases, bulletin boards, e-mail and computer programs.

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. Kate L. Turabian. Revised by John Grossman and Alice Bennett. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. REF LB 2369 .T8 1996.   This manual presents information about essential elements in writing research papers: spelling and punctuation, capitalization, quotations, and citations of sources.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. Joseph Gibaldi. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003. Ready REF LB 2369 .G53 2003.The basics of the mechanics of writing are presented. Guidelines for preparing a research paper, avoiding plagiarism, and citing sources are included.. Sections on documentation are included with examples of citations for electronic files and documents.

The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publications.  Joseph Gibaldi. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1998 REF PN 147 .G444 1998.   A manual for writing in the humanities which presents the mechanics (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, names) and guidelines for preparing reference lists and source notations (end notes and footnotes), and updated guidelines for citing electronic works including sources from the Internet.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001. REF BF 76.7 .P83 2001.This manual focuses on preparing manuscripts for publication. Consult the table of contents to locate general topics of punctuation, capitalization and other mechanics of writing. It offers limited examples of citations for reference lists and source documentation.

MLA Style (http://www.mla.org) - Modern Language Association web page.

APA Style (http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html) - American Psychological Association web page.