Citation Guide   Tags: citations, writing  

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Finished your research paper and need to write your bibliography? This research guide will help give you some tips, examples, and resources to plan your citations. If you need more help, or just need someone to look over your paper and double check your work, be sure to spend some time over at the Writing Center!

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
--found in Reference, Reserve, and 3rd floor collections: LB2369 .G53 2009

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association

--found in Reference and the Writing Center: BF76.7 .P83 2010

A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers: Ref. LB2369 .T8 2007

Chicago manual of style
--found in Reference, Reserve, and 4th floor collections: Ref. Z253 .U69 2010 

Diana Hacker's Bedford St. Martins Research and Documentation Site

- An outstanding site!

Christopher Center 1st Floor: When our Green lights are turned on in the Writing Center, we’re open. Check for a peer consultant near the lamp or professional staff in the nearby office.

• Thesis statement, developing ideas; finding sources
• Citation help: APA, MLA, ACS, Chicago,
• Usage, editing, proofreading help
• Style, organization

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Since most college writing is a communicative act, discuss ideas and drafts with a reader as you go long. At the Writing Center you’ll find readers happy to confer, question, and advise.

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