Starting Points: Guide to Citing Resources

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Reference – 1^st Floor  

The World’s Easiest Guide to Using the APA and The World’s Easiest Guide to Using the MLA - R 808.02 Ama

Formatting pages, placing graphics,  bibliography, punctuation, citations and documentations and much more. Kept at Reference Desk. 

Chicago Manual of Style - R 808.02 Chi

A mainstay for writers, editors, proof readers, indexers, and copywriters.                        
 
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers - R 808.02 Gib

The classic guide to citations, formatting, and much more.                            

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - R 808.02 Pub

APA’s style book. Kept at Reference Desk.

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage - R 808.02 Sie

Lay or lie? None is or none are? Who or whom? Let the New York Times decide.                                    

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations - R 808.02 Tur

The classic Turabian manual covering all aspects of proper citations and formats for research papers.                              

Grammar Without Grief - R 808.02 Ste

Forget grammar lessons and rigid rules; grammar made easy.  Kept at Reference Desk.                           

The Elements of Style - R 808.02 Str

Strunk and White’s timeless guide to simple, direct writing. 

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 808.02
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or at home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog. Good subject searches are report writing, and report writing – handbooks, manuals, etc.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit
       the search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

Citation Styles Online:  MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE and other styles for citing electronic sources.      
                       
A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA: An organized, easy-to-use site with clear explanations and examples.                                                                                              
IFLANETS’s Citation Guides for Electronic Documents: Nearly 20 links from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.   
       
LibrarySpot’s Grammar and Style Guides: LibrarySpot’s organized links to grammar and style guides.    
      
Noodletools – Quick Cite: Examples and a fill-in template for creating your own cut and paste bibliography.     
      
VCU’s Citation Styles and Guides: Guides and links to numerous styles, as well as links to guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.  
      
The Writers’ Workshop: Dozens of MLA citation examples.

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