Style Manuals and Writing Guides in WKU Libraries and on the Internet

Style Manuals in WKU Libraries Style Manuals on the Internet
Writing Guides in WKU Libraries Writing Guides on the Internet

The following are only some of the style manuals and writing guides available in Western Kentucky University's Libraries and on the Internet. Additional resources in WKU Libraries may be located by conducting a TOPCAT 2000 search. Good search terms to begin with are "s=report writing--handbooks, manuals, etc." for citation style manuals, and "s=english language--rhetoric" for compositional guidebooks. Additional resources on the Internet may be located by using an Internet search engine. Bear in mind that your professor will likely require a specific citation style for your documentation, such as the APA, MLA, or Turabian styles, among others.

Style Manuals in the WKU Libraries:

Title and Publication Information Library Location Library of Congress Call Number
The Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Reference (non-circulating) Z253 .U69 1993
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (Turabian) 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Reference (non-circulating) LB2369 .T8 1996
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995. Reference (non-circulating) LB2369 .G53 1995
NEA Style Manual for Writers and Editors. Washington, National Education Association, 1974. Reference (non-circulating) PN147 .N26 1974
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1994. Reference (non-circulating) BF76.7 .P82 1994

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Style Manuals on the Internet:

Resource Title Internet Address
APA Style Resources http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm
Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet http://falcon.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla/
Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information (APA and MLA) http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles
Reading, Writing and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students (based on Turabian) http://www.bowdoin.edu/~prael/writing_guides/welcome.htm
A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/cite.html
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers http://www.people.memphis.edu/~mcrouse/elcite.html
Citing Electronic Materials with the New MLA Guidelines http://www-dept.usm.edu/~engdept/mla/rules.html
The Columbia Guide to Online Style http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

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Writing Guides in the WKU Libraries:

Title and Publication Information Library Location Library of Congress Call Number
Chalker, Sylvia. The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar. New York: Clarendon, 1994. Reference (non-circulating) PE1097 .C47 1994
Collins, Donald E. Libraries and Research: A Practical Approach. 3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall, 1994. Main Library Z710 .C63x 1994
Feierman, Joanne. ActionGrammar: Fast, No-Hassle Answers on Everyday Usage and Punctuation. New York: Fireside, 1995. Reference (non-circulating) PE1112 .F395 1995
Fowler, H. W. The New Fowler's Modern English Usage. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Reference (non-circulating) PE1628 .F65 1996
Frank, Marcella. Modern English: A Practical Reference Guide. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Regents, 1993. Main Library PE1106 .F69 1993
Gordon, Karen Elizabeth. The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed. New York: Pantheon, 1993. Reference (non-circulating) PE1112 .G578 1993
Gregorich, Barbara. Writing for the Educational Market. Portland, Me.: Walch, 1990. Main Library PN161 .G7 1990
Harris, Muriel. Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice, 1994. Main Library PE1112 .H293 1994
Huddleston, Rodney D. English Grammar: An Outline. New York: Cambridge UP, 1988. Main Library PE1106 .H76 1988
Hurford, James R. Grammar: A Student's Guide. New York: Cambridge UP, 1994. Reference (non-circulating) PE1112 .H857 1994
Jacobs, Roderick A. English Syntax: A Grammar for English Language Professionals. New York: Oxford UP, 1995. Main Library PE1365 .J33 1995
Kessler, Lauren. When Words Collide: A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style. 4th ed. Belmont: Wadworth, 1996. Main Library PE1112 .K435 1996
Partridge, Eric. Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English. New York: Norton, 1995. Reference (non-circulating) PE1460 .P17 1995x
Petrowski, Mary Jane. Research Guide: Introduction to Library and Information Skills. Champaign, Ill.: Stipes, 1993. Main Library Z710 .P497x 1993
Shertzer, Margaret D. The Elements of Grammar. New York: Collier, 1986. Glasgow Library Reference (non-circulating) PE1112 .S54 1986
Sorenson, Sharon. Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook. New York: Webster's New World, 1988. Reference (non-circulating) PE1408 .S6577 1988
Strunk, William. The Elements of Style. 3d ed. New York: Macmillan, 1979. Main Library PE1408 .S772 1979
Van Leunen, Mary-Claire. A Handbook for Scholars. Rev. ed. New York: Oxford UP, 1992. Reference (non-circulating) PN146 .V36 1992
Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1989. Reference (non-circulating) PE1460 .W425 1989
Weiner, E.S.C. The Oxford Guide to English Usage. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Reference (non-circulating) PE1460 .W435 1994

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Writing Guides on the Internet:

Resource Title Internet Address
Basic Prose Style and Mechanics http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/text/proseman.html
The Book Review Tutor http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/review/index.html
Department of History Essay Guide http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/essay
An Elementary Grammar http://www.hiway.co.uk/~ei/intro.html
The Elements of Style http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/
Grammar and Style Guides for Writers http://www.inkspot.com/bt/craft/style.html#grammar
Guide to Grammar and Style http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
The King's English
(the 1908 classic by H. W. Fowler, from Project Bartleby)		 http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/fowler/
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/writing.html
University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide http://webserver.maclab.comp.uvic.ca/writersguide/welcome.html
University Writing Resources http://www.inkspot.com/bt/craft/university.html
The Writing Tutor http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/write

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