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Citing sources... every student's favorite part of the research process! There are several style guides "out there" for many different academic disciplines, but two that are commonly used in undergraduate studies are MLA & APA.

Below are links and pages to (hopefully) help explain the rules of these two styles. Please come see a librarian and/or consult the handbooks for MLA & APA, which can be located in most libraries and at the SCC reference desk.

EasyBib

Need help citing your sources? Making parenthetical citations? What is a bibliography? EasyBib can help! Get started with your citations and then... Make an account if you want to: • manage your sources & your research notes • organize & outline your paper • analyze your sources for credibility & plagiarism • save your work in your account & access it anywhere Stuck? EasyBib FAQ's may help. Or talk to a librarian!

MLA (Modern Language Association)

NEW MLA handout (8th edition) MLA handout (7th edition) OWL @ Purdue: Sample Paper OWL @ Purdue: formatting & style guide

APA (American Psychological Association)

APA help pages: getting started APA help pages: templates APA help pages: running head OWL @ Purdue: Sample Paper OWL @ Purdue: formatting & style guide

Use 24/7 e-ref if the chat librarian is out.