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Political Science & Law Basics

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style (7th Edition) by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020

ISBN: 9781433832154

Publication Date: 2020

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MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2021

ISBN: 9781603293518

Publication Date: 2021

The Bluebook

The Bluebook by Harvard Law Review Association (Compiled by); Columbia Law Review (Compiled by); University of Pennsylvania Law Review (Compiled by); The Yake Law Journal (Compiled by)
Call Number: KF245 .B58 2020

ISBN: 9780578666150

The Indigo Book: A Manual of Legal Citation
The Indigo Book is a free, Creative Commons-dedicated implementation of The Bluebook’s Uniform System of Citation. The Indigo Book was compiled by a team of students at the New York University School of Law, working under the direction of Professor Christopher Jon Sprigman. The scope is comparable to the Bluepages in The Bluebook.

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Other Manuals

ALWD Guide to Legal Citation by Carolyn V. Williams; Association of Legal Writing Directors Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: CLER KF245 .A45 2021 or View Online
Garner's the Redbook by Bryan Garner
Call Number: CLER KF250 .G375 2023

The Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual

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