Research

=**Research is intimidating to students and even to many adults. However, by using the following tools, you will be well on your way to mastering the art. ** *Remember, don't memorize; you just need to know where to look to find the answers you need. =

What is Plagiarism & How Can I Avoid It?
[|The Correct Use of Borrowed Information] - find out how to avoid plagiarism, paraphrase correctly, and incorporate borrowed information correctly

Purdue Online Writing Lab - This is a great resource for all of your MLA questions
[|Document Formatting] - format the body of a paper (heading, header, title, etc.) [|In-Text Citations] - format the parenthetical citation within the paragraph, giving attribution to the source [|Formatting Quotations] - format both long and short quotations; discover how to add or eliminate part of a quotation [|Formatting the Works Cited Page] - format the works cited page (indentation, spacing, organization, etc.) [|Book Citations] - proper formatting for any book sources [|Periodical Citations] - proper formatting for any periodical sources (newspapers, magazines, journals, reviews, etc.) [|Electronic Resource Citations] - proper formatting for any web-based source (database articles, websites, etc.) [|Sample Works Cited Page] - see what a works cited page should look like

University of Texas Undergraduate Writing Center - This is a concise glimpse at citing varying types of resources
[|MLA Documentation Samples]