Documentation Styles

There are three primary styles for documenting and citing sources of research: MLA, APA, and Turabian. Make sure you know which style your professor requires before completing your research.

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Citing Sources in MLA

·         Writing Center Guide for MLA formatting

·         MLA Citation Guide

·         MLA Documentation

·         MLA In-text Citations

·         MLA Works Cited Page

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Citing Sources in APA

·         Writing Center Guide for APA formatting

·         APA Citation Guide

·         APA Documentation: Name and Year

·         APA In-text Citations

·         APA References Page

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Citing Sources in Turabian

·         Writing Center Guide for Turabian formatting

·         Turabian Citation Guide

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Online Sources

·         Reading URLs

·         Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources

·         Documenting Internet Sources: MLA and APA Bibliographic Citations

·         Plagiarism

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Using Source Material

·         Punctuating Quotations

·         Using Paraphrases

·         Using Quotations

·         Introducing Quoted and Paraphrased Material

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