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• Different disciplines use different citation styles. Ask a librarian about the style used in your subject area.
• Style is much more than formatting references. It includes:
• language usage
• font size, line spacing, and page numbering
• paragraph, page, and table formatting, etc
• There are copies of the major style manuals at the Research & Access Desk. These include:
• A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (aka Turabian - 8th edition)
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition),
•  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association  (6th edition),
• Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, (7th edition), and
• The Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition). Fully searchable online in: Chicago Manual of Style Online
• The library's Citation pages have samples of the most common types of research sources for APA and MLA.

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