Reference Books

• For style guidelines, refer to Chicago Manual of Style, 14th Edition, published by the University of Chicago Press. For items not found in The Chicago Manual, use Words into Type, published by Prentice-Hall.

• The dictionary used as the standard is Webster's Third New International Dictionary, published by G. and C. Merriam.

• Webster's New World Speller/Divider, in addition to the word division rules from The Chicago Manual of Style, is used as the criterion for word breaks.

• The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White, Fowler's Modern English Usage, published by Oxford University Press, and American Usage and Style, the Consensus, by Roy H. Copperud, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, are used as references for grammar and style.

• The most current edition of the Higher Education Directory is used as a reference for the correct spellings and names of colleges and universities.

• Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary is used as the standard for medical terms.

• Wright State University Identity Standards Manual, published by the Office of Communications and Marketing, is the standard for the use of the Wright State University seal and official identity marks.

• The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual, revised edition, is the standard for sports and journalistic writing.

• For help with trademarks, write to the U.S. Trademark Association, 6 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 for a copy of Trademarks: The Official Media Guide.