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Introduction to Writing (ENG 105)
 
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HELPFUL CITATION WEBSITES

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL -- Purdue University)
Research and Documentation Online (Diana Hacker)
The Writing Center (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

MLA BOOKS @ FUNDERBURG LIBRARY

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Reference 808.02 M699mL7

A Writer's Reference
(Diana Hacker)
Reference 808.027 H115w6

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Reference 808.027 M699m3

 

 


 
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Jill Lichtsinn

jslichtsinn@manchester.edu
Phone: (260)982-5015
Office: 114 Funderburg Library
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