Style Guides

Style Guide

 

Learning Citation Basics

The Excelsior Online Writing Lab is a great resource for learning the fundamentals of different citations styles. Automatic citation generators can be a great shortcut, but they often create citations with blatant errors. It is important to always check your citations with a resource like the Excelsior OWL before submitting your work. The following style guides include the requirements of each style as well as examples for citing different types of resources: 

*The Purdue Online Writing Lab is a similar citation guide but their page has numerous pop-up ads. This is why we recommend Excelsior OWL instead.

Citation Generators

 

Get Help 
  • Writing tutors are available on Cranium Cafe, Mon-Fri, 11am-2pm. You can also email library@ltcc.edu your draft paper and assignment prompt. Allow up to 24 hours (Mon-Fri) for feedback.
  • Research help is available anytime on Cranium Cafe - just knock on a librarian's door or schedule a virtual appointment.
  • The California Community College system provides access to NetTutor, a service of online tutoring in a variety of subject areas. Some NetTutor subjects such as Math and Writing are available 24/7. Log into Canvas and click NetTutor from the left-hand menu of any your classes. 

     

 

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