ENGL 1190.103: Great Books? Exploring the Literary Tradition (Spring 2009)  Tags: course_guide english_literature literature linguistics_language_literature writing first_year_writing_seminars  

You'll find many references in the course of your research. Make sure you keep track of what you find! The library offers some great tools to help.

MLA Citation Style

MLA Citation Style (Library Help pages)
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about MLA citation style.

MLA Style (MLA's web site)
Provides some FAQ's; however, this site does not provide the full style manual online.

MLA Style Manual. (Olin Reference PN147 G444x 1998; also Uris Reference)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed.)
Olin and Uris Libraries Z253 .M68 2003 (located at the Reference Desks) APA Citation Style

RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to easily collect, manage, and organize bibliographic references by interfacing with databases. RefWorks also interfaces directly with Word, making it easy to import references and incorporate them into your writing, properly formatted according to the style of your choice. For more information and to sign up for an account: http://www.refworks.cornell.edu

Send your questions about any aspect of RefWorks or EndNote (another citation management program) to: citemanage-l@cornell.edu

The library also offers many workshops on using RefWorks and EndNote. You can find out more and register online here. If you are unable to attend, please fill out an online request form to set up an individual consultation. 

Always credit your sources! By properly citing the sources you use in your research projects you are both identifying the resources that you used to complete your work and you are formally acknowledging the authors or creators of those resources. 

Please read the Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity.