LibGuides: LS 500: Introduction to Graduate Research: Citations

Web Sites about Writing

Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Links to over 200 resources about writing, research, grammar, Web sites for English language learners, etc.
Guide to Writing and Grammar
Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words
Learn to borrow from a source without plagiarizing.

Here is another good source on how to write. This resources is located upstairs in the stacks.

Little Brown Handbook
Call Number: PE1112 .F64 2004 (stacks and reference)
ISBN: 0321103505
A basic resource that will answer almost any question you have about writing.

MLA Tip Sheet
Use this short guide to help you format your resources.
Sample MLA Works Cited Paqe
Take a look at this MLA Works Cited page which is correctly formatted.
MLA In-Text Citations
Learn how to cite sources in-text using MLA style.
KnightCite
KnightCite is an online citation generator service. This service simplifies the often tedious task of compiling an accurate bibliography in the appropriate style by formatting the given data on a source into a reliable citation.

How to cite a book with two or more authors:

Roland, Oliver, George P. Manning, and Claude S. Sanders. Discourse Studies.

New York: Pantheon, 2000.

How to cite a journal article:

Denning, Peter J. “Business Designs for the New University.” Educom Review

31.6 (1996).

How to cite a full-text journal article from a library database:

Youakim, Sami. “Work-Related Asthma.” American Family Physician

64 (2001): 1839-52. Health Reference Center Academic. InfoTrac.

WU Mabee Library. 12 Jan. 2009 .

How to cite a Web page:

Latner, Richard B. "Crisis at Fort Sumter." 1996. Tulane University.

14 Feb. 2009 .