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Controversial Topics: Cite Your Sources

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

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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

Citation Style Workshops

Printed Citation Guides for MLA Style

These guides are available in the reference section of the Library at the Citation Style Center.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers - 8th Ed.
ISBN: 9781603292627
The official guide for all things MLA.
A Writer's Reference - 6th Ed.
Guidance on writing MLA & APA style papers as well as general writing tips and techniques.