English: Citations and Type of Sources for English
A guide to help you research and locate English materials at Fisk and beyond!
MLA Style Handbook and Writing Guide
MLA Handbook by ISBN: 9781603292627Publication Date: 2016-04-01MLA Handbook for writers of research papers.
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing by ISBN: 9780873522977Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Why Should you Cite Research?
Avoid Plagarism
Tips and Tricks for Finding Sources and Making Citations!
- How to Spot Fake NewsA handy guide filled with tips to spot fake news and find reputable sources.
- Chicago Manual of Style OnlineThe Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice.
- Purdue OWL: APA Citation GuideThese OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
- Purdue OWL: Chicago Citation GuideThe Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) covers a variety of topics from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage, and documentation, and as such, it has been lovingly dubbed the “editor's bible.”
- Purdue OWL: MLA Citation GuideThese OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citations and Works Cited pages, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.
Source Types for English
Reference: https://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/wrt380kaplan
Example of Primary Source- Letter
An autographed letter from Alain Locke to Marion Colvin Deane, Hampton Institute
