Style Guides
- Chicago Manual of Style Online (17th and 18th editions) This link opens in a new windowClick title above to access 18th edition. Click here to access 17th edition. The Chicago Manual of Style provides information on manuscript preparation, punctuation, spelling, quotations, captions, tables, abbreviations, references, bibliographies, notes, and indexes, with sections on journals and electronic media.
The Elements of Style by Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- PE1408.S772 2000
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, & Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students & Researchers, 9th edition by Call Number: UCF Main Library -- LB 2369.T8 2018ch4ck availability
Part I provides an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts. Part II provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resources.Part III treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotations. Style and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style.
EndNote Online via Web of Science
EndNote Online is a Web-based service designed to help students and researchers through the process of writing a research paper. You will have FREE access to the full version of EndNote Online as it is included in our database access to Web of Science.
You can set up an account by going to the Library Databases Page: http://library.ucf.edu/Databases.
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Login with your NID and NID password.
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Click on “W” in the alphabetical listing and choose Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
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Select "Products" at the top of the page and “EndNote” from the dropdown list.
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Click on "Register" and type in your UCF e-mail address and choose a password.
EndNote Transition
- EndNote Transitionprovides instructions for transitioning from using the EndNote Desktop to EndNote Online, plus exporting from EndNote to Zotero or Mendeley