NOTE: Most of these books and software items are for sale at the U of T Bookstore, and all are available at U of T libraries. To find call numbers and locations, use the "search" functions of the online catalogue.

Academic Skills Centre, Trent University. Notes on the Preparation of Essays in the Arts and Sciences.
This compact guide outlines documentation methods and lists the preferences of 18 disciplines.

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual.
Thorough clear coverage of the "APA" author-date format; also good general advice on writing. The fifth edition, published in 2001, tells you what to do with e-mail and how to refer to Websites and other online resources. A detailed description of the book is available online.

Council of Biology Editors. Style Manual.
Detailed reference guide for conventions in the life sciences. It's now out of print, though a new version is expected in 2004-5. Fortunately Chapter IX on Documentation is available online.

Department of the Secretary of State. The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing.
A semi-official Canadian guide to picky details like abbreviation, hyphenation, capitalization.

Hacker, Diana. Canadian Writer's Reference.
Compact clear student guidebook; covers three main methods of referencing concisely.

Modern Language Association (Joseph M. Gibaldi and Walter S. Achtert). Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
This "new MLA" is a useful guide to documentation format; the 2003 sixth edition covers references to e-mail, Websites, and other non-print sources such as CD-ROMs.

Northey, Margot and Margaret Procter. Writer's Choice: A Portable Guide for Canadian Writers.
A general handbook that gives extensive coverage of ways to integrate references to your reading into your own prose; also explains and shows examples of the most common kinds of referencing systems.

Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.
A condensation of the big Chicago Manual; a good investment for graduate students who want to use the footnote or endnote system.