Research Paper Writing & Citation Guide 

To find specialized style manuals, search the Library Catalog, using search strategies such as:

'style manuals' and medical

'medical writing' and handbooks

'style manuals' and journalism

'style manuals' and 'technical writing'

'citation of legal authorities'

government publications and bibliography and methodology

Also, please see the style manuals listed below.

HF5726 .A49 1996 

The AMA style guide for business writing.   American Management Association.

1 copy available at Swem Library in Reference and available as an electronic book.

PN171 .F56 G37           

The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Social Science and Business Research

NOTE:  Most, if not all, of the standard style manuals (for APA, Chicago, ASA, MLA, etc.) include examples of how to cite government publications.

PN4783 .A83 2004  2004   
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law  (39th ed., 2004)

Ref KF245 .B68

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation

Compiled by the editors of the Columbia, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale law reviews/journals.

American Mathematical Society:  Author Handbook

ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/author-info/documentation/handbk.pdf

Ref R119 .A533 2007           2007        

AMA (American Medical Association) Manual of Style:  A Guide for Authors and Editors  10th ed.  by Cheryl Iverson (chair) ... [et al.].

1 copy available at Swem Library in Reference

HE 20.3602:C 49/2        2007       

Citing Medicine [electronic resource]: The NLM (National Library of Medical) Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers  2nd ed.  by Karen Patrias.    

1 copy available at Swem Library as "Internet Accessible":  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine

Ref  JA86 .A52 2006 
APSA Style Manual for Political Science

American Political Science Association. Committee on Publications

Ref  T11 .S386 2006
Scientific Style and Format:  The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (7th ed.)
 Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors.

 Copies at Swem's Reference Desk and at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's Hargis Library