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Controversial Topics: Cite Your Sources

Research sources and tips for researching controversial topics for a persuasive essay.

NoodleTools: A Citation Tool

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A 2021 step-by-step guide to using Noodlebib
How to create an MLA or APA in-text citation using Noodlebib
At YCCC, you'll use either MLA or APA, not Chicago style.

More helpful resources

APA Citations Tipsheet-7th ed.
Our most current edition of the APA formats your professors want you to use.
MLA Citation Style Tipsheet 9th Edition
2021 update for the most current edition of MLA format. Be sure to ask your professor which format to use, APA or MLA.

Model APA Papers
Notes in the margins of these sample papers give advice about formatting and documenting in APA styles.
Model MLA Paper
Notes in the margins of these sample papers give advice about formatting and documenting in MLA styles.
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Printed Citation Guides for APA and MLA Citations

These guides are available in the reference section of the Library

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style. 7th ed.
Call Number: REF BF 76.7 .P83 2020
MLA Handbook 9th ed.
Call Number: REF LB 2369 .M52 2021