Jim Roth's Website

PLEASE NOTE:  This site provides information that was current when MLA 7th Edition was the standand. 

MLA recently published its 8th Edition, and many things have changed.

                         Be sure to ask your instructor/professor which documentation style he or she prefers.

Citing Viewpoints Essays—for English 101 students

Information Literacy Videos
Plagiarism and the Resources to Avoid It

Documentation and Examples

Purdue Owl Citation Chart—the best reference for citations, MLA Works Cited Page, and APA References Page formats

SCC Library Website
SFCC Library Website

Research Paper Resources--help from this Website
Purdue OWL (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)
Research and Documentation Online--an excellent resource by Diana Hacker

Citation Generators--use caution--the sites below occasionally generate errors

The Bedford Bibliographer: lets you store your sources' information as well as create a Works Cited (MLA) page or References (APA) page.
Son of Citation Machine: Creates individual citations for APA-6th, MLA-7th, Chicago and Turabian formats
EasyBib: Generates an MLA bibliography in Microsoft Word by creating one citation at a time

MLA and APA Introduction and Examples

MLA Help--PLEASE NOTE:  The MLA information below is from both the 7th and 8th Editions.

MLA General Guidelines
ProQuest Articles--MLA Format
MLA Quick Guide from the SCC Library

Working with Words from a Source—MLA

MLA Sample Paper—Hacker-Orlav
MLA Sample Paper--Daly

APA Help

APA General Guidelines
ProQuest Articles--APA Format
APA Organization Website
APA Quick Guide from the SCC Library   

Working with Words from a Source--APA

APA Sample Paper—Hacker-Mira
APA Sample Paper--Dmitriev
APA Sample Paper—Shaw
APA Sample Paper—King