Each time you use information from a book, film, article, podcast - any source - in your papers or presentations, you need to credit, or cite, your sources.

• MLA Guidelines from Highline Community College
  • Basic MLA book citation:
    Author Last name, Firstname. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Date. Print.
• APA Guidelines from Highline Community College
  • Basic APA book citation:
    Author Lastname, Initial. (date). Title of Book. Place: Publisher
  • Tutorial from APA (you will need flash to view this). 
• Print Writer's Guides: Check a book guide such as Hacker’s Writers Reference, available in the Library
• Online Writer's Guides: Get help from Hacker's Research and Documentation Online on MLA, APA or other styles
• Owl at Purdue from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - choose MLA, APA or other formats.
• Individualized Assistance: Get help from Reference or Tutor Services in LCC’s Learning Commons
• Use an online citation generator, such as CitationMachine Citation Generator
  

Always be Careful
Check any citation formatting you get from Proquest, Gale, or a citation generator. You are responsible for what you turn in.