Downloads and Resources

Internal Resources 

• The Editorial Style Guide for UMass Magazine: a guide for magazine contributors 

• Named Schools and Colleges Guide  

External Resources 

• Associated Press Stylebook 

• American Psychological Association (APA) Style Book 

• The Chicago Manual of Style: available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff, and faculty with a UMass Amherst IT NetID (username) and password 

• Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary  

• Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage 

• The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual 

• Oxford English Dictionary online 

• Accessible Social: a guide for making social media content accessible 

• Diversity Style Guide and Disability Language Style Guide from the National Center on Disability and Journalism 

• National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Style Guide or the GLAAD Media Reference Guide 

• The Conscious Style Guide: a comprehensive resource for learning more about the conversations behind terms, categories, and concepts