Law Research Guide
Writing Guide

Most disciplines adopt a particular style of citing sources on which you base a research paper. Information can include formatting papers/articles for academic purposes or publication, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and other writing preferences.

Citation Styles

Basic Legal Citation
Seeks to introduce the basics of legal citation through concise statements of principles and usage linked to examples.

The Bluebook:A Uniform System of Citation
(UM/Ref. Desk KF245.B58)
For many years, the authoritative reference work on legal citation.

User's Guide to the Bluebook
(UM/Ref. Desk KF 245 D853)
This guide is helpful since The Bluebook is long and complicated.

Using Citation Styles
General explanation with links to standard style guides.

Grammar and Style

The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr. ITHACA, N.Y.: W.P. HUMPHREY, 1918; NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 1999 [Paper copy available in Reference PE1408 .S772 2000]
Succinctly explains basic rules on writing style, form, composition, capitalization, spelling, and grammar

The Online English Grammar, Anthony Hughes
Provides many details of English Grammar.

Oxford Reference Online
Contains a large group of English Language reference tools covering usage, style, grammar, language, and etymology.