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"Citation Machines" are online citation tools that allow you to enter bibliographic information in blanks.  When you are finished, the "machine" gives you a citation in the desired citation format. All of the following are excellent online "machines."

Citation Machine-- The Landmark Project
EasyBib
NoodleBib Express
Oregon School Library Information System's Citation Maker

Prefer to do it yourself? Take a look at these excellent examples:

OWL Materials: MLA Formatting and Style Guide Written by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Citations Style for Research Papers
Hosted by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library at Long Island University

MLA Documentation of Electronic and Print Sources from Valencia Comunity College
Thorough coverage for virtually every type of resource

 

Need examples of citations for all types of sources? Take a look at the Oregon School Library Information System's examples below. Separated by category. Print them for reference.

Print | Electronic/CD-ROM | Internet/Online DB | Miscellaneous
(Adobe Acrobat PDF)

MLA Secondary Citation Worksheet
Fill in the blanks following the models given in this worksheet. From Oregon School Library Information System

Getting Images onto Your Computer from the Internet
Find tips on citing your source here too!

Additional citation information from the Oregon School Library Information System is below.

When to Cite
Plagiarism
Parenthetical Citations
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
General Guidelines

Copyright Information
Find many links on copyright and fair use as they relate to many topics at Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Ready Reference and Copyright Sources.

Need help with the writing process? Check this out...

The Writing Center at the University of Madison-Wisconsin


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