Science Librarian
STEM Citation Styles
ACS (American Chemical Society)
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CASSI Journal SearchFind journal abbreviations used for ACS Style citaitons.
AIP (American Institute of Physics)
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AIP Style ManualDownloadable PDF of the 4th edition of the AIP Style Manual.
AMS (American Mathematical Society)
ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) primarily uses a form of the Chicago Manual of Style for their citation and reference style. Below is a link to guidance from ASME, as well as the full Chicago Manual of Style.
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ASME Citation StyleGuidance from ASME on citations and references. Primarily based on the Chicago Manual of Style.
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Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new windowIf you need additional detail that the ASME Citation Style does not provide, consult the Chicago Manual of Style.
CSE (Council of Science Editors) Style has been published as The CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, currently on the 9th edition.
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CSE-Style Citation Quick Guide (9th ed.)Be sure to choose the citation system you will be using for references, "Citation-Sequence/Citation-Name" or "Name-Year" for appropriate guidance.
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Older CSE-Style Citation Quick Guide (8th ed.)This is for the previous edition of the CSE Style (Scientific Style and Format Citation Quick Guide, 8th ed.)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Zotero
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Zotero"A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources."--site.
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Getting started with Zotero15 minute video created by Trinity librarian Joelle Thomas.
You can configure Zotero to use Trinity College's proxy to identify and download (when available and allowed) full-text documents that Trinity has licensed. Please note, not all publisher's allow for Zotero to automatically download PDFs.
Step 1: Configure the proxy link in Zotero
Go to Edit --> Settings
Under General --> Locate, enter under Base URL:
http://ezproxy.trincoll.edu/login?url=
Step 2: Finding full text
Within your library, you can select one or multiple citations. Right-click and choose "Find Full Text."
A status box will pop up and let you know whether Zotero was successful in downloading the PDF or not.
