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ENGL 3312-RGC | Advanced Composition | Roche

 

Using Resources

Performing research is one thing, but successfully interpreting and citing the resources you find is key to developing yourself as a researcher.

The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) should be bookmarked on your computer. Go ahead and do that right now. 

Of specific interest are the following pages:

Citing Your Work

Different areas of study call for different formatting styles. Some of the most common styles are:

  • MLA, produced by the Modern Language Association now in its 8th Edition
  • APA, produced by the American Psychology Association, and 
  • the Chicago Manual of Style, currently in its 16th Edition

Each of the different styles has its own rules for using sources -- summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting -- both in-text and at the end of a written work. It's your responsibility to adhere to the style requested by your professor or editor.

Again, the Purdue OWL's resources associated with the different style guides are invaluable for properly understanding how to cite different works. Explore the following external guides below: