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

MLA Eighth Edition Style Guide

• MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8th ed.).​

• See samples of sources formatted in the MLA citation style as well as a sample MLA-formatted paper.

• Allows users to organize and retrieve information, such as citations for books, articles, and Web sites, by interfacing with library databases.

10 Steps to Writing a Research Paper 

• Learn about the research process and appropriate resources for the different types of papers.  

Citation Tools

• BibMe 
  This is a fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian
• Citation Builder 
  This is a web-based tool designed to quickly and easily generate citations for sources consulted during the research process.
• 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.