I. The Bedford Handbook, 7th Edition,
Online Resources
This site contains links for writing exercises, grammar exercises, and comprehensive guides for research documentation. All students have access to this site.
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/bedhandbook7e/default.asp
For the Bedford Handbook 2009 MLA UPDATE:
http://pages.mail.bfwpub.com/2009mlaupdate
Click on the bulleted item, "Download a PDF of Documenting Sources in MLA Style: 2009 Update--A Hacker Handbooks Supplement."
II. Purdue OWL sites for MLA (2009), APA (6th edition), Chicago.
See OWL home page for additional research and documentation guidance.
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
This is the home page for THE site for help with research and documentation of sources.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Purdue OWL MLA 2009 site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Purdue OWL APA 6th edition (2009) site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01
Purdue OWL Chicago site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01
III. EasyBib electronic citation maker with free 2009 MLA support:
http://easybib.com/#sourceList
IV. Lane Community College Research Guide with 2009 MLA Updates.
This site contains a useful six-page pdf with 2009 MLA examples.
http://lanecc.libguides.com/citations
V. Duke University Libraries Documentation Guidelines.
Contains reference guides for MLA (2009), APA, Chicago, Turabian, CSE. Click on "Citing Sources Within your Paper" or "Assembling a List of Works Cited," depending on your need. http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/
VI. The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition, includes the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
You must know if your instructor prefers:
- Humanities style with endnotes OR footnotes (designated as N in samples) and a bibliography entry (designated as B) page;
OR
- Author-date style with in-text citations (designated as T) and a reference entry (designated as R) page.
VII. The UNC Citation Builder
A very user-friendly site for help with documentation in MLA (NOT 2009), APA (5th edition), and CBE/CSE format.
http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/citationbuilder/
Please note: The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) was updated to a 6th Edition in July 2009. As soon as sites are updated with the changes, we will provide those links. In the meantime, check with your instructor about which edition you should use.