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Library Guide to SIP Research

Each SIP is unique. These resources and suggestions do not replace guidance given by departments or advisors.

MLA Helpful Guides

MLA Handbook Plus
Access the complete MLA Handbook online!

MLA: Excelsior OWL
from the Excelsior College Online Writing Lab

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Because of the association with Chegg and the Citation Machine the library no longer recommends The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

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APA Helpful Guides

APA Style
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APA: Excelsior Owl
from the Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL)

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Because of the association with Chegg and the Citation Machine the library no longer recommends The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

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Chicago Manual of Style Help Guides

Chicago Manual of Style Online
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Chicago: Excelsior OWL
Provides examples of citations in Chicago Style.

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The library no longer recommends the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) due to its association with Chegg and the Citation Machine.
Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Scientific Writing Help

Scientific Writing Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Undergraduate Writing in the Biological Sciences
Article in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

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Turbek, Sheela P., Taylor M. Chock, Kyle Donahue, Caroline A. Havrilla, Angela M. Oliverio, Stephanie K. Polutchko, Lauren G. Shoemaker, and Lara Vimercati. “Scientific Writing Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Undergraduate Writing in the Biological Sciences.” Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 97, no. 4 (2016): 417–26. http://www.jstor.org/stable/bullecosociamer.97.4.417.

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