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Obscure Citation Requirements

Have you ever been stumped when a writer asks how to cite a source you’ve never even considered citing in your own papers? Check out this list…

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The Plight of the Cite

If you’re like me and you got to college relying on the EasyBib gods for your MLA Works Cited page, you were probably shaken to your very…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

Citing Your Sources: Your Text, Other Voices

How are citations like grammar? No one expects writers to memorize all the conventions—only to be consistent throughout their projects. On Monday, September 28, and Tuesday, September 29, the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing…

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MLA, APA and Chicago Step into the Ring

MLA, APA, Chicago…so many citation styles, and yet, so little time to sufficiently learn them all. Each citation style is specific to its own field, and as…

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Quick Questions: On Citing Commercials

Question:  How would I cite a commercial in my works cited page?

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Quick Questions: Sources within Sources (Sourception?)

Part of our work at the Writing Center includes responding to “Quick Questions” asked by writers from within and beyond the DePaul community. By posting the questions…

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New Media Writing about Writing

MLA adds format for citing tweets

Great news for social media-savvy UCWbLers – the Modern Language Association has rolled out the correct format for citing a tweet in an academic paper.  If you…

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Quick Questions—On Citing Online Sources

Question: How would I cite these two sources (MLA style): Source 1 and Source 2? Thanks, — Response: Hi —! Thanks for your question. According to the seventh…