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Writing Resources

Citation Syles and Tools

Citation Generators and Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab): Always double-check citations from citation generators!

BibMe

Citation Builder

EasyBib

Purdue OWL: A thorough resource for writing, especially citations.

MLA (Modern Language Association): The most common citation style for writing papers and citing sources in the liberal arts and humanities.

MLA Tutorial

MLA FAQs

Trinity College Library's Cite Source

Books

Periodicals

Electronic Sources

Other Sources

Formatting and Style Guide

Formatting Quotations

In-Text Citations

APA (American Psychological Association): The most common citation style for writing papers and citing sources in the sciences.

APA Tutorial

APA FAQs

Books

Articles

Websites

Sample Paper

In-Text Citations

Citation Tools in Databases: Online databases often include citation tools to format different styles.

Dictionaries and Thesauri

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

Thesaurus.net

Abbreviations.com

Green's Dictionary of Slang

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