Writing Center
Writing Help at Fresno State
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The Writing Center is a resource for any student looking for help on any stage of the writing process.
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The Learning Center offers drop-in writing support and other services.
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The Graduate Student Success Center offers a Writing Studio and other support services.
Reference Management
Reference Management Tools
Having trouble keeping track of all your references for that research paper you're writing? Need help formatting your paper and bibliography? Try using a reference management tool.
Zotero is a free, open source extension for the Firefox browser, that enables users to collect, manage, and cite research from all types of sources from the browser.
Fresno State Library's step-by-step Zotero Guide provides help with setup and advanced features.
Help with MLA Style
MLA Citation Style
The MLA (Modern Language Association) citation style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
If you are asked to use MLA format, be sure to consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 9th edition. Publishing scholars and graduate students should also consult the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue This site from the Purdue Online Writing Lab offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, annotated bibliographies and the Works Cited page. It also provides information about the writing process, internet literacy, literary analysis and criticism, English as a Second Language, and APA Style.