Writing Center Resources

The following links are provided to assist students in obtaining a better understanding of research and documentation to help avoid the academic pitfalls of academic dishonesty in the form of plagiarism.  Additionally, links are included to aid students in proper citation of sources used within a research paper.

Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc

The St. Martin's Handbook: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/smhandbook

The Purdue Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Citation Manuals and Guidelines

• APA (American Psychological Association) Style: http://www.apastyle.org
• MLA (Modern Language Association) Style: http://www.mla.org/style
• (University Libraries, University at Albany/State University of New York): http://library.albany.edu/usered/style/chicago.html 

Recommended Writing Manuals and Guides

Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age, Third Edition. By Diana Hacker.  Bedford/St. Martin’s.

The Craft of Research. By Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, and Joseph Williams.  University of Chicago Press.

Additional Links

Midway College Library:  http://eagles.midway.edu/library

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus: http://www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm