Style Guides by Discipline
At Bowdoin you will find that some disciplines require a particular citation format while others have no one specific format but instead require only accurate and consistent adherence to one citation style. In addition, many classes are interdisciplinary; in those cases it is best to check in with individual faculty before you proceed with citations.
Multidiscipline
Research and Documentation Online
By Diana Hacker. Guide for citing print and online resources using MLA / APA / Chicago / CSE
Anthropology
AAA Style Guide: a brief guide produced by the American Anthropological Association; based on Chicago Manual of Style.
Biology
CSE Citation Style Guide
This guide is based on Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th edition, 2006.
CSE Quick Guide from Bowdoin.
(CSE) Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers, [print] 7th ed. Council of Science Editors, 2006.
Chemistry
ACS (American Chemical Society) References Chapter from the ACS Style Guide, 3rd ed. 2006
ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Guidelines Quick Guide
Based on the ACS Style Guide. From UW-Madison Chemistry Library.
ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, [print] 3rd edition, American Chemical Society, 2006.
Earth and Oceanographic Science
(EOS) GSA Bulletin - Style - from the Geological Society of America.
Government Documents
The complete guide to citing government information: a manual for social science and business research, [print] 3rd ed., by Debora Cheney, Congressional Information Service, 2002.
Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications , University of Memphis.
“These examples are based on the Chicago/Turabian standard bibliographic style and not reference-list form. You may need to modify the citation to conform to the manual/form you are required to use."
History
Chicago Manual of Style [ebook]
Bowdoin subscription.
Chicago manual of style, [print] 16th ed. University of Chicago, 2010.
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
If your question is basic, this is the place to go. Includes online citing as well.
Chicago Quick Guide from Bowdoin
(History) A pocket guide to writing in history, [print] 4th ed. by Mary Lynn Rampolla, Bedford/St. Martin's, c2004.
Turabian) A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers, [print] 7th ed., Kate L. Turabian University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Humanities
Chicago Quick Guide from Bowdoin.
Chicago Manual of Style [ebook]
Bowdoin subscription.
Chicago manual of style, [print] 16th ed. University of Chicago, 2010.
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
If your question is basic, this is the place to go. Includes online citing as well.
Turabian) A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers, [print] 7th ed., Kate L. Turabian University of Chicago Press, 2007.
MLA Quick Guide from Bowdoin.
MLA handbook for writers of research papers, [print] 7th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
MLA from Purdue
Powerpoint info covering changes in MLA edition 7, with many examples of in-text citation and corresponding 'works cited' format.
(MLA) What's new in MLA style?
Overview of the major changes in MLA style in the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (2009).
Psychology
APA Style- see Diana Hacker page, "social sciences"
APA Quick Guide from Bowdoin
(APA) Pocket guide to APA style; [print] 2nd ed., by Robert Perrin, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.
(APA) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, [print] 6th ed, 2009.
APA Kindle Citation (books only)
Physics
AIP Style - Brief description
AIP style manual, [print] 4th ed. American Institute of Physics, 1990.
Sociology
ASA Style - DVD/CD/VHS formats - a quick guide for these formats only.
ASA Style Guide
This brief guide, based on American Sociological Association guidelines was created by California State University and presents a summary of manuscript format requirements and examples of citations in text and references.
ASA Style Guide, [print] 4th ed, American Sociological Association, 2010.
