CMU LibGuides: English Department: Citing and Writing

Help With Citations

MLA Handbook Plus This link opens in a new window
The go-to resource for writers of humanities research papers and anyone citing sources is now available online through institutional subscriptions. MLA Handbook Plus includes the full text of the ninth edition of the handbook, the second editions of both the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature, as well as video courses.
Zotero This link opens in a new window
This free tool enables you to manage your research, store it, annotate it, organize it, cite as you write with thousands of citation styles, and more (see Tool Guide).
Also try ZoteroBib - a free service to help you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software. If you need to reuse sources across multiple projects or build a shared research library, we recommend using Zotero instead.

Student Academic Success Center (SASC)
The SASC offers tutoring appointments, supplemental instruction, academic coaching, communication support, language support, and a variety of workshops throughout the academic year.

The Craft of Research, Fifth Edition by Wayne C. Booth; Gregory G. Colomb; Joseph M. Williams; Joseph Bizup; William T. FitzGerald
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780226833880
Publication Date: 2024-06-24
A very effective, simple guide on creating scholarly writing for students
The Elements of Style Collection by William Strunk; Deaver Brown
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780205309023
Publication Date: 2016
Strunk & Brown present the updated version of the best selling writing book of all time, The Elements of Style, plus the highly rated Punctuation, and 300 Core SAT & GRE Words, all to improve your writing, vocabulary, grammar, and test score