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MLA 8th Citation Guide

Why Cite?

Why Cite?
Created by Becky Helbling and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

An interactive tutorial designed to get you thinking about why we use citation in academic work. Students' work can be collected and sent to instructors. Contact Becky at rhelbling@stlcc.edu for more information.

Big Idea -- Scholarship as Conversation

Why Cite? Another Perspective

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Websites and Books

OWL at Purdue MLA Guide
This highly regarded MLA resource is from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University.

The following books are available at STLCC Libraries for additional help with MLA.

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Florissant Valley Campus Library
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Phone: 314-513-4514

Forest Park Campus Library
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Phone: 314-644-9210

Meramec Campus Library
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Wildwood Campus Library
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Phone: 636-422-2000