1. MLA Style

2. Your Instructor Is ALWAYS Right!

3.  8 ½” x 11” paper  Double-space EVERYTHING  10/12 pt. Times New Roman font, left aligned  Only 1 space after punctuation  1 inch margins, all around  Indent paragraphs 1” (first line only)  Header with page numbers in upper right corner  The Purdue OWL http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/

4.  NO title page  Double-space EVERYTHING  Upper left corner ◦ Your Name ◦ Instructor’s Name ◦ Course Title (No underline, italics, quote, or bold) ◦ Date (day month year)  Header ◦ Upper right, ½” from top, 1” from right ◦ Your Last Name ◦ Page Number

6.  Generally optional  Headings in essays should be numbered  Consistent in grammar and formatting

7. Numbered (all flush left with no underlining, bold, or italics): 1. Soil Conservation 1.1 Erosion 1.2 Terracing 2. Water Conservation 3. Energy Conservation  Unnumbered (by level):  Level 1 Heading: bold, flush left  Level 2 Heading: italics, flush left  Level 3 Heading: centered, bold  Level 4 Heading: centered, italics  Level 5 Heading: underlined, flush left

8.  HINT: always add references to Works Cited page FIRST!  Parenthetical citations  Depend on the medium (print, web,DVD, etc.)  Depend on source’s entry on the Works Cited page  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 747/02/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 747/02/

9.  Works Cited (separate page, centered)  Formats (hanging indent, double-spaced) ◦ Books Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. ◦ Periodicals  Magazine Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.  Scholarly Journal Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication. ◦ Web Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article Name.” Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). Date of last update. Medium of publication. Date of access. ◦ Other  Personal Interview Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.

10. And More!

11.  Gale Resources  PubMed Central  Local Libraries (Need card and PIN) ◦ Kansas City Missouri Public Library ◦ Kansas City Kansas Public Library ◦ Mid Continent Public Library ◦ Johnson County Public Library  Google Scholar

12. Gale PowerSearch  Limiters ◦ Full Text ◦ Peer Reviewed  Search Type ◦ Keyword ◦ Subject ◦ Publication Title ◦ Entire Document  Limit Results  Format  Advanced Search ◦ AND- limits results ◦ OR- expands results  Citations http://10.10.99.160/sites/KansasCity-MO/SitePages/Home.aspx

13.  PubMed Central (tutorials) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/advanced/  Public Libraries (ask librarians for assistance)  Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/ ◦ Scholarly articles online ◦ Related works, citations, authors, and publications  LRC ◦ Catalog ◦ Current Periodicals

15.  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 747/01/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 747/01/  http://www.gale.cengage.com/powersearch/ enhanced/ http://www.gale.cengage.com/powersearch/ enhanced/