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Citing & Writing Resources
The web links provided below serve as brief guides to information on
various citing styles and on the writing process. For more complete information on citing styles, refer to the actual style manuals available
in the MCC Libraries collection or check with your instructor.
Grammar and Writing Links
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Guide to Grammar and Writing - Highlights of this
site from Capital Community College include: information on parts of a
sentence, how to develop a paragraph, and the process of writing an essay
and research paper.
- MCC Writing Center -
The MCC Writing Center is located on the Brighton Campus in Bldg. 11 Rm.
208. Writing Center staff are available to assist you with questions you
may have about grammar usage, the writing process, and citing styles.
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Tips on grammar and the
writing process from Purdue University.
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Citing Style Manuals Available at MCC Libraries
The following citing style manuals are available
at the LeRoy V. Good Library (Brighton Campus) and Damon City Campus
Library. To see where the citing style manuals are located in each
library, click on the book title link in the list below.
Ask a Librarian if you need help finding these
citing style guides.
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APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 2007.
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
6th ed., 2010.
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The Chicago Manual of Style,
15th ed., 2003.
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed., 2009.
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A Manual for Writers of Writers of Term Papers. Theses, and
Dissertations, Kate Turabian, 7th ed., 2007.
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Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors,
and Publishers, 7th ed., 2006.
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Online Citation Style Guides
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The MCC
Guide to Writing Research Papers - A publication
developed by the MCC Libraries and English department Faculty to serve
as a guide to the information research process. Contents include: how
to cite print and electronic resources using examples from the
American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association
(MLA), and Council of Science Editors (CSE) style manuals.
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APA Style Help - This web page from the American Psychological Association (APA)
provides links to access various APA Style Learning Resources,
Tutorials, and the APA Style Blog.
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APA Formatting and Style Guide -
This guide from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides
formatting help and specific citing examples for APA Style. Also refer to
the
OWL APA Style Workshop.
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Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide - From
the Ohio State University Libraries this guide provides examples of the
"Author-Date" and "Notes-Bibliography" citation styles based on the The
Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. rev. (University of Chicago Press,
2003).
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MLA Formatting and Style Guide
- This guide from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides citing and
formatting help for MLA Style.
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Turabian Quick Guide - From the University of Chicago Press,
publishers of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th.
ed., 2007, by Kate Turabian, this quick guide provides citation examples for books, articles, and online resources.
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Citation Helpers
The following citation helpers will assist you
in creating citations for sources used for your assignments.
Be sure to check the citations generated by these programs as they may require some editing.
Also consult the appropriate
citing style manual for exact formatting and
punctuation guidelines for the particular citing style you are using.
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Bibme - The
fully automatic web-based bibliography maker that can search out and
create citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian style formats
for books, articles, encyclopedias, films, interviews, lectures,
radio/television. It also allows for manual entry of data, and free
accounts for online storage and retrieval of bibliographies. It
exports a finished works cited page in .rtf format.
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Citation Builder
- Created by the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries, the
Citation Builder will help you create citations for journal articles,
books, and websites in Modern Language Style (MLA), American Psychological Association
Style (APA), and Council of Science Editors (CSE) format.
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Citation Machine -
Part of the "Landmarks for Schools" website for teachers, the Citation
Machine is an interactive web tool designed to
assist students with creating works cited citations in Modern Language Style (MLA), American Psychological Association Style (APA),
Chicago, and Turabian format.
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KnightCite -
From the Heckman Library of Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan,
Knightcite helps you build citations in APA, MLA and Chicago style
format for books, anthologies, periodicals (magazine, journal and
newspaper articles), multimedia and communication (radio or TV programs
and personal interviews).
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Zotero - A free
downloadable Firefox extension that helps you collect, manage, and
cite your research sources in APA, MLA, or Chicago style format. It
automatically captures citation information from periodical databases,
library catalogs, and web pages to create a works cited/bibliography
page. Note: You must
have the Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (or higher) browser installed on your
computer in order to use this tool. It will not work with Internet
Explorer. Zotero can also be integrated into MS Word and OpenOffice
software. See the Zotero website for further information.
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Information on Plagiarism
The MCC College Catalog & Student Handbook provides
information on MCC's Regulations and Policies regarding
Academic Honesty.
Here are some links to additional sites that further
discuss plagiarism:
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