Online Resources

These links have been handpicked by the Writing Center staff. If you have more resources or changes to suggest, please send them to [email protected]

Frequently Used

The Purdue OWL is a Writing Center favorite with user friendly guides for every citation style and tips on grammar and writing mechanics.

Common Citation Styles

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style:

Important: MLA Style has recently been updated. The newer edition is the 8^th edition. Please pay close attention to the edition of MLA required by your professor.

• MLA Style Center (8th edition)
• MLA Style: The Basics (8th edition)
• MLA Style: Intermediate (8th edition)
• Purdue OWL (8th edition)

American Psychological Association (APA) Style:

• APA Style: The Basics 
• Decoding APA Style: APA Style in Action (for APA novices or intermediates)
• APA Style Blog Best of 2015
• 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

Bluebook Legal Citation:

• U of Washington School of Law-Bluebook 101
• Cornell U Introduction to Legal Citation

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 
• Writing Assignment Primer: A Refresher for Writing in the Disciplines
• 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.

• 10 Most Common Grammar Problems
• 5 Common Comma Errors Explained and Corrected
• Proofreading Tips

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

• Technical, Professional Writing tips from Purdue OWL
• Plainlanguage.gov tips and resources

Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Research and Citation:

• Purdue OWL-Avoiding Plagiarism
• Purdue OWL-Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing
• The Research Roadmap (RSU Libraries)
• Research Paper Tips (RSU Libraries)
• See All Tutorials from RSU Libraries
• How To Use Evidence in Body Paragraphs 

Technical Tools

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

• Student Manual

Capstone Guides.

• BALA Capstone information is forthcoming