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APA citation templates
The Writing Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison has a practical online resource for helping writers do APA citation accurately. What I like about this site: features a podcast and a printable PDF overview, yet the most day-to-day valuable may be the online templates for managing different … Continue reading
Guidelines for many documentation styles
The Center for Writing has reference books, handouts, and carefully selected online resources for multiple documentation styles, including AAA, AP, APA, ASA, CBE / CSE, Chicago / CMS, and MLA. For a printable list of recommended resources: documentation-style
Referen©ite: Award-winning citation website
The University of Aukland’s Referen©ite won the 2007 Outstanding Academic Integrity Resource Award — and for good reason. It has excellent student-friendly presentations that explain why citation is so valuable. It also has tools that walk writers through the steps of … Continue reading
Dogs vs. Treasure: Evaluating Web Pages
When your writing depends on delving into a subject, you’ll probably make use of websites as well as scholarly sources as you gain knowledge. But writers need to be particularly savvy when judging the credibility of internet sources or they risk undermining their … Continue reading
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Keeping a research log
University of Massachusetts honors students are taught a great method for tracking their research. Their version of a research log is less formal than an annotated bibliography but more extensive; it includes crucial notes about how the researcher found the sources. This is great because … Continue reading
Citing blogs and podcasts (MLA)
Ask the Center Staff How do I cite blogs and podcasts? ___ Here’s a link to a recently updated citation guide that demonstrates MLA style for a variety of these newer kinds of sources, from the blogs and podcasts that … Continue reading
Workshops
Keene State faculty, Tutors now offer a range of in-class workshops to help whole classes move forward in their writing process. Here’s the workshop request form. Center for Writing Presentations & Workshops : 1. Introduction to the Center for Writing—Presentation Length of Time: … Continue reading
Citing sources in journalism and creative nonfiction
Ask the Center Staff I’m having trouble switching from writing essays in my English classes to writing news articles in my Journalism classes. I’m supposed to use sources in both situations, but I’m not sure how to do this right in … Continue reading
What’s the difference between paraphrasing and quoting?
Ask the Center Staff I thought I had to quote directly when I was using somebody else’s ideas in my writing, but my teacher said I ought to try putting some of the ideas into my own words. How does … Continue reading
Goldstrike! One Good Source Leads to Another
Tutors such as Alex Candee can help you learn sophisticated academic research strategies. Here’s one of the slickest moves Alex demonstrates: Once you’ve found a really useful article or book chapter, one that helps you address your research question and … Continue reading
