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Style Guides by Departmental Preference

Anthropology

Students should consult with their professor.

Art

The Chicago manual of style. 15th ed. 2006. [electronic book]

The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. 2010. [catalog record]

Biology

Students should consult with their professor.

Chemistry 

 The ACS Style Guide. 3rd ed., 2006, [Catalog record]. Students should consult with their professor about specific conventions and Endnote style.

Classics

Students should consult with their professor about specific conventions and Endnote style.

Computer Science

Students should consult with their professor.

Earth and Oceanographic Science

Use the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America as a guide.

Economics

Students should consult with their professor.

Education

Students should consult with their professor.

English

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed., 2009. [catalog record]



Film Studies

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed., 2009. [catalog record]

The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. 2010. [catalog record]

Gender & Women's Studies

GWS is an interdisciplinary program and individual faculty teaching in the program may have different preferences. Students should consult with their professor.

German

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed., 2009. [catalog record]

Government and Legal Studies 

Students should consult with their professor.

History

Note: students should choose the endnote or footnote style -  not the parenthetical style.

Chicago Quick Guide [web] If your question is basic, this is the place to go.

 The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. 2010. [catalog record]

[Turabian] A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations.  [catalog record]

Latin American Studies

Format varies with the discipline (History, Economics, Spanish, etc.). Students should consult with their professor.

Mathematics

American Mathematical Society. The AMS Author Handbook: General Instructions for Preparing Manuscripts. (full text online; takes a while to load) 2008.

Music

Students should consult with their professor.

Physics

Quick guide  AIP Style

American Institute of Physics. AIP Style Manual. 4th ed., 1990. [Catalog record]

Philosophy

No preference as long as students use one style consistently, correctly and importantly, include all the necessary and relevant information such that a reader can locate the exact place where
the quotation or reference is found.

Psychology

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed., 2010 [Catalog record]

Religion

Students should consult with their professor.

Sociology

Students should consult with their professor.

Theater & Dance

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed., 2009. [catalog record]

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