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Writing Information and Resources

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Citation and Style Guides

Chicago Manual of Style
Includes the full contents of the 17th edition of this popular writing format. The 16th edition is also available.

Pocket Style Manual 8e by Diana Hacker
ISBN: 9781319057404
Publication Date: 2017-09-01
An EasyGuide to APA Style by Beth M. Schwartz; R. Eric Landrum; Regan A. R. Gurung
ISBN: 9781452268392
Publication Date: 2013-02-15
MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
ISBN: 9781603292627
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
ISBN: 9780226287058
Publication Date: 2017-09-05

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Important Writing Sites

Purdue OWL APA Style Guide
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style.
Purdue OWL Chicago Style Guide
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Chicago Manual (CMOS) citation and format style.
Purdue OWL MLA Style Guide
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style.

WKU Writing Center
The Writing Center offers individual conferences about writing with our staff of English majors and graduate students. Our services are available to all Western Kentucky University students.

How to Avoid Plagiarism

How to Avoid Plagiarism
To represent written work taken from another source as one’s own is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious act. The academic work of a student must be his/her own. One must give any author credit for source material borrowed. The infographic provided here will help you figure out if you are plagiarizing.

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