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Documentation Styles

American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
The Associated Press (AP)
Chicago (Turabian)
Counsel for Scientific Editors (CSE)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Modern Language Association (MLA)

Formatting Sortware and Citation Management
Other Useful Sources

American Chemical Society (ACS)

ACS (American Chemical Society): information about academic writing in                the chemistry field
The ACS Style Sheet: guidelines for proper citation in chemistry writing
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
AIP (American Institute of Physics): information and resources for                         publishing in the field of physics
American Medical Association (AMA)
AMA (American Medical Association): central site for information,
       
resources, and publication guidelines in medicine
The AMA Style Sheet: guidelines for documentation in the field of medicine
American Psychological Association (APA)

APA (American Psychological Association): central site for the most recent             (5th edition) APA guidelines and information
APA - Psychology with Style: A Hypertext Writing Guide by M. Plonsky,
        Ph. D. of the University of Wisconsin
: handy site with guidelines for               correct in-text and end-of-text citations (Important! While still useful,           this site follows the 4th edition of the APA style guide.)

Duke Libraries Guide to Research: includes examples of the most recent APA           citation style, as well as MLA and Chicago styles.
UWC APA Handouts: check out our own helpful guides for in-text and end-of-          text APA documentation

Counsel for Scientific Editors (CSE)
CSE Online Style Guide: an addendum to the 6th edition of Scientific Style and         Format (the CSE documentation guide) that provides instructions and           examples for correct format
UWC CSE Handouts: heck out our own helpful guides for in-text and end-of-          text CSE documentationAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)
Chicago (Turabian)
Chicago (Turabian) Style Sheet: specific guide to correct citations
UWC Chicago Handout: check out our own helpful guides for in-text and end-            of-text Chicago documentation
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Engineering
IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): official site for             IEEE, with information about publishing, research, and resources
IEEE Computer Science Society: devoted to publishing, research, and  
                information about Computer Science
IEEE Style Sheet: guidelines for correct in-text and end-of-text citations
Reference Guide: IEEE Style: a no-fluff site that covers IEEE basics. From the         University of Illinois.
Modern Lanugae Association (MLA)
English
UWC MLA Handouts: check out our own helpful guides for in-text and end- 
          of-text MLA documentation
MLA for the World Wide Web (Modern Language Association): official MLA site
MLA Style Sheet: guidelines for formatting using MLA style
Other Useful Sites
The UCF Library: has excellent citation management programs to generate         citations and to format papers with multiple documentation styles
Easybib.com: an online citation generator for MLA

Colombia Guide to Online Style: provides basic tips and pointers about how to  
      prepare bibliographic material and citations; frequently updated to keep         pace with technology
Distance Learning and Referral Center: information about Florida libraries and  
        resources, designed with the distanced learner in mind
Government Documents: a clearing-house of links about all manner of  
                  government publications, reports, and information
Papyrus: This software helps to organize your bibliographic entries and keeps         records of citations for you.
Research and Documentation Online: a great resource by handbook writer         Diana Hacker, this site provides in-text and end-of-text citation rules         and examples for MLA, APA, CBE, and Chicago styles. Sample essays in         each format are also included. Very helpful.
Rich Gause's Citation Examples: A site compiled by UCF's Government      
             Documents Librarian--many useful links to citation examples, maps and           tables, and a variety of research and resources

Law
Lessons in Legal Writing and Research: this site provides lots of information             about how to write legal documents as well as citations