Research Guides: English Composition: Citing Sources

Citing Your Sources

This page provides helpful resources on MLA and APA to support your citing and writing needs.

Important Reminder:
Always check with your professor for assignment details and any departmental or individual standards and requirements for citing sources.

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MLA Resources

Modern Language Association (MLA) style for citing sources is widely used in the liberal arts and the humanities.

MLA Handbook Plus
Ninth edition is a textbook and reference guide that offers student writers and writing instructors guidance on creating works-cited-list entries in MLA style using the template of core elements.

MLA Formatting & Style Guide (OWL Purdue)
This resource offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
MLA Style Center
Quick guide to works cited, FAQ, guidelines for formatting your paper, and more.

APA Resources

American Psychological Association (APA) Style is the editorial style that many of the social and behavioral sciences have adopted to present written material in the field.

APA Formatting & Style Guide (OWL Purdue)
This resource offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, footnotes, and the References List.
APA Style Blog