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  1. owl.purdue.edu › owl › research_and_citationMLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format - Purdue OWL®

    If you refer to a journal article that appeared on pages 225 through 250, list the page numbers on your Works Cited page as pp. 225-50 (Note: MLA style dictates that you should omit the first sets of repeated digits. In our example, the digit in the hundreds place is repeated between 2 25 and 2 50, so you omit the 2 from 250 in the citation: pp ...

  2. owl.purdue.edu › owl › research_and_citationQuoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing - Purdue OWL®

    Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing. This handout is intended to help you become more comfortable with the uses of and distinctions among quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. This handout compares and contrasts the three terms, gives some pointers, and includes a short excerpt that you can use to practice these skills.

  3. owl.purdue.edu › owl › research_and_citationAPA Style (7th Edition) - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University

    Style Guide Overview MLA Guide APA Guide Chicago Guide OWL Exercises. Purdue OWL. Research and Citation. APA Style (7th Edition) APA Style (7th Edition)

  4. owl.purdue.edu › owl › research_and_citationMLA Style - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University

    Welcome to the OWL Overview of MLA Style. This page introduces you to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style for writing and formatting research papers. To get the most out of this page, you should begin with the introductory material below, which covers what is MLA Style, why it is used, and who should apply this style to their work. Then ...

  5. owl.purdue.edu › owl › research_and_citationMLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) - Purdue ...

    MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) The MLA Handbook highlights principles over prescriptive practices. Essentially, a writer will need to take note of primary elements in every source, such as author, title, etc. and then assort them in a general format. Thus, by using this methodology, a writer will be able to cite any ...

  6. owl.purdue.edu › owl › research_and_citationGeneral Format - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University

    General APA Guidelines. Your essay should be typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11"), with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a clear font that is highly readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font.

  7. owl.purdue.edu › owl › research_and_citationReference List: Basic Rules - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University

    Basic Rules for Most Sources. All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. All authors' names should be inverted (i.e., last names should be provided first). Authors' first and middle names should be written as initials.