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SOIS Research: Citation and MLA Resources

MLA Core Elements

Citation Reference Tools

Yale University Citation Libguide

Reference tool for citing in Japanese, Chinese and Korean

Owl Purdue

Reference tool for ALL forms of citation

These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.

myBib

MyBib is a new FREE bibliography and citation generator that makes accurate citations for you to copy straight into your academic assignments and papers. MyBib can format webpages, books, journals, PDFs, and 30 other sources in over 9,000 different citation styles, including APA 6, APA 7, Chicago, Harvard, and MLA 8. It has an excellent chrome extension

Mendeley

Access your library, everywhere and add papers directly from your browser with a few clicks or import any documents from your desktop; Windows, Mac, Linux and all browsers. Generate references, citations and bibliographies in a whole range of journal styles with just a few clicks.

MLA Style Guide

The MLA Style Center is the only authorized Web site on MLA style. A companion to the MLA Handbook, the site provides students and educators with a host of free resources for teaching and learning the MLA’s approach to research, writing, and documentation. It offers a quick guide to citing any source according to the MLA format template, a practice template, a Q&A feature with hundreds of citation examples, a blog of writing tips, guidelines for formatting a paper and avoiding plagiarismsample paperslesson plansworksheets, and other classroom resources submitted by users. Additional teaching resources are in development.

Plagiarism and How to Avoid It

Chicago/Turabian/CMoS Resources