Citation Manuals and Guides
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MLA Handbook
ISBN: 9781603292627Publication Date: 2016-04-01The Modern Language Association takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. Previous editions provided separate instructions for each format. In this new edition, the MLA recommends instead one universal set of guidelines, which writers can apply to any type of source.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Guide to MLA -
The Chicago Manual of Style
ISBN: 022628705XPublication Date: 2017-09-05The Chicago Manual is a comprehensive style manual used throughout the U.S. publishing world, perhaps more comprehensive than most college students need, but containing much useful advice on matters of punctuation, capitalization, and word choice as well as on the documentation of sources.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Guide to Chicago Style
Writing Center Resources for Writers
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The Haverford Writing Center's Resources for WritersResources "that address questions about using and documenting sources; avoiding plagiarism; writing in the disciplines; grammar, style, and punctuation; and other aspects of writing."
Composing Annotated Bibliographies
As the name suggests, an annotated bibliography is a bibliography, but one that includes a brief summary and assessment of each resource. In assessing resources, you want to comment not only on their quality, but also on how they fit into your own argument.
For more information on constructing annotated bibliographies, see these two excellent guides:
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Guide to Annotated Bibliographies by the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)A guide on how and why to create annotated bibliographies, with examples of annotated citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago style.
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Brief Guide to Annotated Bibliographies from Duke UniversityA short guide to constructing annotated bibliographies.
Annotated Bibliographies
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Guide to Annotated Bibliographies by the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)A guide on how and why to create annotated bibliographies, with examples of annotated citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago style.