As you continue to revise your final essay and annotated bibliography, pay careful attention to matters of style. If you have questions about the format of a bibliographic entry, look to the resources available to you in the library and online. The list of links on my blog includes the websites for both the MLA Style Center and OWL (Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab). At the library’s reference desk (pictured above), you can pick up a handout on MLA style and consult a physical copy of the MLA Handbook, eighth edition.
If you use a citation generator–either one available through the HPU Libraries databases or elsewhere online–keep in mind that the citations frequently include errors. Compare them with the models at the MLA Style Center, on OWL, or in the MLA Handbook, eighth edition.
Documentation Styles
The library’s reference desk also houses handbooks and handouts for other documentation styles, including APA (the American Psychological Association), CSE (the Council of Science Editors), and Chicago Style. Those are styles you will be required to use for projects in art, history, religion, sciences, and social sciences. For more information on some of the styles you will use in your other college courses, see “The Four Documentation Styles: Similarities and Differences” in Writing Analytically (367-75).
Next Up
Wordplay Day! To prepare for class, revisit the Dictionary and World Builder pages on the Scrabble website, and review the posts on my blog devoted to Scrabble tips.
Jane Lucas 