Online Resources

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Common Citation Styles

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style:

Important: MLA Style has recently been updated. The newer edition is the 9^th edition. Please pay close attention to the edition of MLA required by your professor.

• MLA Style Center (9th edition)
• MLA Style: Citations by Format (9th edition)
• Purdue OWL: Chicago Manual of Style 17^th Edition 

American Psychological Association (APA) Style:

• American Psychological Association 
• APA Style: Paper Format
• Purdue OWL: 7th edition changes
• Quick Answers–References (APA Style Blog)

Chicago Style:

• Chicago Style: The Basics
• Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide
• Purdue OWL

Turabian Style: (a version of Chicago style for student writers)

• Turabian Quick Guide

Other Citation Styles

American Medical Association (AMA) Style:

• St. Catherine’s U Library Guide

American Sociological Association (ASA) Style:

• Purdue OWL: Manuscript Formatting
• Purdue OWL: In-Text (Citation) References
• Purdue OWL: References Page Formatting

Bluebook Legal Citation:

• Cornell U Introduction to Legal Citation
• Purdue OWL: Bluebook Citation for Legal Materials 

Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style:

• Journal of Wildlife Management Style
• Penn State U Citation Guide

Composition and Writing in the Disciplines

General College Writing Guidelines:

• Paragraph Structure (Purdue OWL)
• EVOKE-Tips Elevating Your Academic Writing
• Issues of Style
• Writing an Essay Introduction
• Writing an Essay Conclusion
• Model Student Papers (several majors from W.W. Norton)

Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Help:

• Common Grammar Issues (Purdue OWL)
• 5 Common Comma Errors Explained and Corrected
• Proofreading Tips

Technical Writing: (including scientific, finance, and legal writing resources)

• Purdue OWL: Technical, Professional Writing Tips
• Technical Communication textbook resources
• Plainlanguage.gov tips and resources

Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Research and Citation:

• Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue OWL)
• Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing (Purdue OWL)
• Synthesizing Sources (Purdue OWL)
• The Research Roadmap (RSU Libraries)
• See All Tutorials from RSU Libraries

Technical tools.

Turnitin: is required by some professors to check for plagiarism.

• Student Manual

Capstone Guides

• COMM Prospectus Assignment 2016