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How to Write and Cite
Guides for citing your sources in APA or MLA format, writing tips, and websites on how to avoid plagiarism.
Citing Your Sources
Dr. Cite Right's Sample Citations
The most commonly used citations in either MLA or APA format from our innovative plagiarism tool, Dr. Cite Right.
Citing Sources
From Duke University Library. Provides a comparative look at works cited formats for APA, Chicago Style, MLA, and Turabian. Easy to search for different examples.
A Writer's Reference Companion
This companion website to Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference offers an extensive annotated list of specialized sources for more than 25 disciplines, guidelines for citing print and online sources, and sample papers with annotations for MLA and APA styles.
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APA-Style Bibliography Styles Handbook
This Handbook summarizes and illustrates the bibliographical formatting rules for the American Psychological Association (APA) style .
MLA-Style Bibliography Styles Handbook
This Handbook summarizes and illustrates the bibliographical formatting rules for the new Modern Languages Association (MLA) style.
Princeton Writing Center
A well-organized, comprehensive site that discusses academic integrity and plagiarism, advice on academic writing, the basic nuts and bolts of college writing.
Elements of Style
An electronic version of this printed classic, which outlines the principal requirement of plain English style in writing.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
A website from Cornell University Library about the process of annotating a bibliography and how to critically analyze your information sources.
How to Write an English Essay
A website from Monash University that explains the different parts of an essay and how to write one effectively for English classes.
From Purdue University. Information and handouts covering writing styles, planning, and citations.
Easy-to-use information on the parts of an essay, how to write an essay, and examples of kinds of essays in a simple, well-organized design.
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
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.
