ENGL 1311 - Composition I: Citing Your Sources

All the resources used to write a paper must be cited properly.  Your instructor will provide guidelines for using MLA (Modern

Language Association) style. You may be asked to use APA (American Psychological Association) style, as well.

Print copies of the handbook are available at the Reference Desk and can be used in the library.  You can find online help with the Citation Styles Research Guide.

Citations provided by our databases may be incorrect.  See this PDF for a citation generated by the Academic Search Complete

database; there is a spelling error, a capitalization error, and a spacing error. 

The UIW Writing and Learning Center assists undergraduate on-campus students with writing assignments at any stage in the writing process. Students may walk-into the WLC or make an appointment with a tutor. During mid-terms and finals, appointments are encouraged.

The newest version of the APA Publication Manual is the 7th edition. It is available in all of the UIW Libraries and you may also find it in other academic and public libraries. You may also use reliable online sources, the best being those from APA directly at APAStyle.org.

The Publication Manual (7th ed.) is available as an ebook on Kindle, RedShelf, and VitalSource. The Concise Guide to APA Style (7th ed.) is also available as an ebook on Kindle, RedShelf, and VitalSource.

Use our APA Style Research Guide to assist you, as well as the resources in your subject or course research guide.

Resources for the 7th Edition:

The Purdue OWL's APA Format & Style Guide for the 7th Edition.

The APA Style Blog for the 7th Edition.

APA's Quick Reference Guide