Finding Sources
How to Find Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
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Primary and Secondary Sources(Bowling Green State University)
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Primary vs. Secondary Sources(Ithaca College Library)
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Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources(UM / Crookston)
Citing online resources
Free citation tool
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MyBibMyBib is a free bibliography and citation generator that makes accurate citations for you to copy straight into your academic assignments and papers.
Developing a Research Question
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The Seven Steps of the Research Process(openoregon pressbooks)
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Developing a Research Question(Empire State College)
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Intro to Library Research(University of Washington Information Literacy Learning)
MLA Resources
Citation Fox (Univ. of Albany)
This citation guide is based on the 7th edition of the Modern Language Association of America's style manual, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. This citation style is used primarily for research papers in the arts and humanities disciplines. This guide is only a selection from what is covered in chapter 5 of the MLA Handbook, which should be consulted for a further explanation of this citation style. See chapter 6 (pp. 213-232) of the MLA Handbook for how to create in-text citations.
Documentation
- Citing Electronic Resources--MLA (Middlebury College)
- Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
- Citation Styles Handbook: MLA (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Tutorials
- MLA Citation Style Tutorial (Indiana State University Library)
- MLA Style Citation Tutorial (Franklin Pierce College)
- MLA Citation Style (University of Maryland University College Information and Library Services)
How to Avoid Plagiarism
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Academic MisconductKU Writing Center
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Avoiding PlagiarismKU Writing Center
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Academic IntegrityKU Writing Center