Citation guides
Online guides:
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) covers writing and citation for MLA, APA, and Chicago Style.
The University of Georgia Libraries Citation Style Guides are relatively brief guides to the most common types of citations.
The American Political Science Association Style Manual
Citing Maps: Maps and Atlases (NCSU Library)
The library owns several style manuals to help you properly cite sources of information. The instructor may recommend a format for your research paper which will include any of the following:
MLA Handbook by Call Number: Reference (Brown-Daniel and Avon Williams) LB2369 .G53 2016ISBN: 9781603292627Publication Date: 2016
An EasyGuide to APA Style by Call Number: Reference BF76.7 S39 2016ISBN: 9781483383231Written by experienced psychology instructors who are active and respected members of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society for the Teaching of Psychology, the updated Third Edition provides a reader-friendly guide for mastering APA style and covers all sections of an APA-style paper. Clear, conversational, and humorous, the book presents easy-to-understand explanations of how to write research papers, term papers, and lab reports, and cite references following APA style and format. The authors focus on the most essential elements of APA style and format, offering useful advice, tips, and visual representations.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Call Number: Reference LB2369 .T8 2018ISBN: 9780226430577
The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: Reference (Avon Williams) Z253 .U69 2017ISBN: 9780226287058
Writing for specific disciplines
The Writing Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has a number of guides, including:
Writing for Specific Fields: History
Writing for Specific Fields: Political Science
How to Write a Good History Essay from History Today
Reading, writing, and researching for history: a guide for college students by Patrick Rael at Bowdoin College