The Headwaters Deal. Selections from the Federal Theatre Project 1935-1939. Citations follow standardized rules for arranging the citation elements. Style manuals are books that explain the rules for citations. The first two examples above use the rules in A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations , by Kate Turabian.
Most disciplines have a preferred style manual.
You may have been told which style manual to use. If not, ask your instructor. You can find style manuals for most disciplines in Catalyst . If you need more help, ask a librarian at the Information desk. The most commonly used style manuals are listed below.