Writing Guides - Communication Studies - Maybruck - LibGuides at West Los Angeles College

Formatting Your Paper

Click on the links below for information about writing research papers including the research process and how to format your papers.

10 Steps to Writing a Research Paper
Learn about the research process and appropriate resources for the different types of papers.
OWL at Purdue
View a sample paper and see samples of various sources formatted in different citation styles.
MLA Citation Style
Guidelines for using MLA style to write your paper.
Citation Management

BibMe
This is a fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian

Citation Tools

Citation Builder
This is a web-based tool designed to quickly and easily generate citations for sources consulted during the research process.
Easy Bib
This is useful, free tool for citing web sites in MLA citation style.
KnightCite
MLA, APA, Chicago
Son of Citation Machine
APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago
Citation Managers
Mendeley
This reference manager and academic social network can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
Zotero
This is easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Zotero is available as an add-on for Firefox only.

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