Library - Citing Sources
Writing citations can be a challenging experience! It's important to give credit to the authors and sources used in your paper and to avoid plagiarizing.
The links below can help you write citations. Contact the library or the Writing Center for more information.
MLA and APA are the two most common citation styles you will use and encounter in your research.
Here are two other citation styles you may encounter.
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A few basics about writing citations?
Try the library's MLA Citation Handout for help with a Works Cited page.
A more extensive list of examples?
See Purdue OWL's MLA Formatting and Style Guide for examples.
To cite a legal source?
See this LibGuide for help.
To quote or paraphrase another author's ideas?
Those are called In-text Citations.
Help with layout or formatting questions?
See a MLA Sample Paper or MLA Sample Works Cited Page.
An online tool that will help you write MLA citations?
Try NoodleTools Express. You'll answer a series of questions about your sources and a citation will be automatically written. Verify it for accuracy and copy/paste it into your paper.