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How to Write and Cite
Guides for citing, writing tips, and avoiding plagiarism.
Citing Your Sources
MLA 7th ed. Sample Bibliography (Summary of changes PowerPoint)
APA 5th ed. Sample Bibliography
Example citations from our avoiding plagiarism tool, Dr. Cite Right.
Citing Sources
Covers in-text (parenthetical) and bibliographic citations in MLA 7th ed., APA 6th ed., Chicago, and Turabian styles. From Duke University Library.
A Writer's Reference Companion
Offers sample papers in the major bibliographic styles. Also includes example in-text and bibliographic citations.
NoodleBib Express
Generate MLA, APA, and Chicago style citations.
CPCC Academic Learning Center Hours
Tutoring on academic writing is available at all CPCC campuses.
Owl (Online Writing Lab)
Information and handouts covering writing styles, planning, and citations. From Purdue University.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
From Cornell University Library about the process of annotating a bibliography and how to critically analyze your information sources.
Covers the parts of an essay, how to write an essay, and examples of kinds of essays.
Elements of Style
A classic in English grammar. Outlines plain English style in writing.
Dr. Cite Right
Check out CPCC's very own interactive tool that teaches students how to avoid plagiarism! Choose your character, and in 10 minutes learn how to cite it right using this animated flash tutorial that combines the look of South Park and those hilarious Guiness commercials. Brilliant!
"You Quote It, You Note It" Plagiarism Tutorial
Adapted from Acadia University, an interactive, fun tutorial where students choose a character and follow their progress as they discover when to start research, how to cite materials in your paper, and why it's important to give credit to other authors when you use their work.
Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) defines what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
Plagiarism Resources
A very thorough site about plagiarism from Paradise Valley Community College in Arizona that includes prevention tips, how to detect examples of plagiarism, issues of academic integrity, sample class activities, and news articles.
