Guides to
Writing and Research
A Research Guide for Students
A Writing
Center - University of Richmond
ESL
Resources from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
The Grammar Handbook from
U of Illinois that explains and illustrates the basic grammatical
rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and
sentence elements, and common problems of usage.
Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack Lynch, Rutgers
University.
Purdue
University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Quoting
and Paraphrasing
The
Writing Workshop from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Includes sections on writing, grammar, and
bibliographies.
Writing
Tips from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Evaluating
Your Sources
Part of
information literacy is knowing what sources are useful for what
assignments. Below are some resources that can help you figure this
out. Of course, you want to check with your instructor, as they are
the final arbiter as to what kind of material is appropriate for
each assignment.
Critically
Analyzing Information Sources from Cornell University
Evaluating
Sources of Information from Purdue's OWL
Evaluating
Web Sites from Lesley University
Primary
Sources from Sonoma State University
Citing
Your Sources (Documentation)
There are many
different ways to cite or document the sources you refer to in a
piece of writing. Addison Trail uses the MLA style for all
writing. Three of the major documentation styles are
- APA, which is
the style developed by the American Psychological Association.
The social sciences often use APA style for documenting
sources. More
on APA Style.
- MLA, which is
the style developed by the Modern Language Association. The humanities
typically use MLA format to cite sources. More
on MLA Style.
- Turabian, named
for Kate Turabian who developed this style, is used in various
disciplines, including history. This style is sometimes
referred to as Chicago style since it is based on The
Chicago Manual of Style. More
on Turabian/Chicago Style.
- There are many
more styles recommended by different disciplines.
APA
Style
APA
Documentation Style from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Writing Center.
APA
Style Guide from the University of Southern Mississippi
Libraries.
Citing
References from the Andersen Library at University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Citing
Sources from the Duke University Libraries. Concise
information on how to cite common sources in APA, MLA, and Turabian
styles.
Electronic
Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological
Association.
ONLINE!
Citation Styles APA.
Using
American Psychological Association (APA) Format from the
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).
MLA
Style
Citing
Sources from the Duke University Libraries. Concise
information on how to cite common sources in APA, MLA, and Turabian
styles.
ONLINE!
Citation Styles MLA.
Using
Modern Language Association (MLA) Format from the Purdue
University Online Writing Lab (OWL).
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