A few basic conventions are provided here; more detailed information may be found in the Style Guides for individual topics listed below, all available for download as PDFs.
Style Guides
General Rules
We use the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed., for general rules, with a few exceptions specified here.
References
We use the Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date system of in-text citations with a Works Cited list and minimal end notes.
Spelling
We use the Merriam-Webster dictionary, available at no charge online at www.m-w.com.