Lakeland Community College Library

Writing Guides

Picking a Topic - Sometimes finding the right topic is the hardest part.
Annotated Bibliographies - More than just a summary! For help see the two sites listed below:
- Annotated Bibliographies from Purdue University
- How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography from Cornell University
Research Paper Steps - Where to look and what to look for when researching for a paper.
Writing Center Information - Lakeland Community College offers a walk-in Writing Center during the Fall and Spring semesters to assist students with their writing assignments. Click on the above link for more information.

Ethical Use of Information

Avoiding Plagiarism

Preventing Plagiarism Plagiarism explained.
The Cite is Right! Play the game (audio required) from Rutgers University.
Plagiarism.Org Definitions of what it is and how to avoid it.
When to Cite from Princeton University's Academic Integrity pages.

Code of Best Practices for Fair Use for Online Video
Copyright Advisory Network from the American Library Assocation. Forums, resources and links to issues concerning copyright, fair use and public domain.
Copyright and Intellectual Property from the American Library Assocation. Downloadable documents.
US Copyright Office Basics Definitions of copyright and copyright protection, how to apply for copyright protection

Quick Reference: Citations

Lakeland's Quick Reference guides are designed to support both MLA and APA citation styles. The guides provide links to style handbooks in Lakeland's collection, formating and citation examples for both MLA and APA styles as well as external links to supplemental resources.

Lakeland Library's MLA Citation Guide

Lakeland Library's APA Citation Guide

Other Styles:

American Medical Association (AMA) Citation Style Guide from the Schwartz Memorial Library.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citama.htm

Chicago Manual of Style Online (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html) is a quick refernce guide from the University of Chicago Press.

Diana Hacker's guide to the Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c10_s1.html)