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CITATION STYLE GUIDES


APA (American Psychological Association)—FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions uses excerpts from the official APA manual to show you how to cite print and electronic sources according to APA style. 


Documenting Sources in MLA Style: 2009 Update
This is a supplement to handbooks by Diana Hacker from the publisher Bedford/St. Martin's Press (50+ pages in PDF).  Diana Hacker was a long-time member of the English faculty at Prince George's Community College in Maryland and has authored books on documenting sources in the Humanities, History, Social Sciences, and Sciences.


JWU's School of Arts & Sciences MLA Manual
Faculty in the English Department of the John Hazen White School of Arts & Sciences in conjunction with JWU Library staff have created a manual which standardizes the format for the research paper to be used throughout JWU's undergraduate program.  "This guide indicates the appropriate form for layout, parenthetical documentation/ attribution and works cited page as specified by the Modern Language Association (MLA)."  See also the JWU Student Handbook and Planner for your respective campus Providence, Charlotte, Denver, No. Miami, which contains the University's policy statement about plagiarism.


MLA (Modern Language Association of America)—FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions uses excerpts from the official MLA handbook to show how to cite print and electronic sources according to MLA style. 


OWL
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University provides a variety of information related to writing papers, including handouts on how to cite materials in both APA and MLA formats.
To print out only one section at a time select the icon "RESOURCE FOR SCREEN USE", or to print out the complete handout select "FULL RESOURCE FOR PRINTING."  See complete 40+ page handouts for APA Formatting and Style Guide and MLA Formatting and Style Guide.  Additonal resources include tips for Avoiding Plagiarism, Creating a Thesis Statement, Developing an Outline, and Writing the Basic Business Letter.

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Updated 12/2009

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