Why Style?
According to Wikipedia, a Style guide "is a set of standards for design and writing of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication or organization."
Style Guides or Manuals can be specific to the discipline you are writing in or some are used across disciplines. A style guide generally covers everything about writing a document for publication including how to format the title page, set margins, use tables or figures, and how to cite references. The American Psychological Association has developed such a guide which is the standard for the field of psychology and is used for education and many other disciplines as well.
Style guide. (2008, March 30). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03:01, April 2, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Style_guide&oldid=202074962
MLA Citation Style
The Language and Literature field uniformly follows the style developed by the Modern Language Association (MLA).
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed.) - Gibaldi, Joseph
Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 0873529863
Several copies are available in Memorial library for check out as well as three copies at the Reserve Desk, two copies in the Raynor Reference Collection and one copy at the Raynor Information Desk.
Citation Manager Software
Citation or Reference managers are software products which can store and organize your references. In addition to the organizational benefits these products can help create bibliographies formatted in any style. Some can also create in-text citations or footnotes as you write your paper.
This Web-base citation manager allows you to create a personal database of book and/or article citations by importing references from online databases or text files. You can quickly and easily create and format bibliographies using a wide choice of citation styles. You can access your own RefWorks account anywhere on or off campus. Create your account at the Refworks' login screen.
RefWorks is provided to the Marquette community through MU Libraries' subscription to the service. For more inormation and helpful guides go to the Libraries' RefWorks information page
This Web-based reference management tool allows you to create a personal database of references by importing citations from online databases or text files. You can organize references into folders, and quickly and easily create and format bibliographies using a wide choice of citation styles.
Endnote Web is provided free of charge to Marquette students and faculty as part of our subscription to Web of Science. If you don't have a personal Web of Science account, you can sign up for an Endnote Web account at myendnoteweb.com. You must be on campus in order to create an account. Once registered, you can access your Endnote Web account from on or off campus. You will need to login while on campus at least once every twelve months in order to maintain your account.
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