CITING SOURCES
Physical Citation Resources
The following books provide guidance on preparing research paper citations.
- MLA Handbook
CALL NUMBER 808.027 M685W 2016 — On Reserve and at Reference Desk - The Chicago Manual of Style
CALL NUMBER: 808.0270973 C5327S 2017 — Reference and Reference Desk - The Little Seagull Handbook
CALL NUMBER: 808.042 B9381L 2017 — On Reserve, at Reference Desk, and on 2nd Floor Circulating Shelves - Rules for Writers
CALL NUMBER: 808.02 H118RW — At Reference Desk and on 2nd Floor Circulating Shelves
Internet Citation Resources
The below links provide guidance on writing research papers and preparing citations.
| The Source | Created for OCC students by Professor David Bordelon featuring examples of APA and MLA citations for dozens of sources. |
| The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) | In addition to providing citation information for MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian formats, this resource covers grammar and the basics of writing a research paper. |
| MLA 8 Style Guide (Norton) | MLA 8 style updates for the Little Seagull textbook published by W.W. Norton [external pdf] |
| Landmark’s Citation Machine | Generates citations for you in APA and MLA formats. Warning: this machine will not check spelling, capitalization or fill in missing information. |
| NoodleTools Express | A popular citation generator for simple citations in APA, MLA and Chicago styles. (This is Noodle Tools’ free service.) Warning: this will not check spelling, capitalization or fill in missing information. |