Citation Guides
From Wikimedia Commons
The MLA Handbook is available at the Information desk, along with copies of many other style guides. Other guides to MLA are available online, such as:
- MLA (9th edition) Formatting and Style GuideThis is from the OWL at Purdue University; includes examples.
- MLA DocumentationGood site with examples, most current version of MLA
- EasyBib Citation ExamplesI don't like the citation generator, but I do like the examples that EasyBib gives.
Spanish Capitalization Rules
Basically, you capitalize a lot fewer words in Spanish than in English. Capitalize the first word of a title and any personal names or places (Miami, España). DO NOT capitalize other nouns or days of the week, religions, or nationalities.
You will want to check the words the article title AND the journal title.
Example of WRONG capitalization (straight from citation builder in the catalog):
Domínguez López Ernesto, et al. “Nueva Inmigración Y Comunidad Cubana En Estados Unidos En Los Albores Del Siglo Xxi.” Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 8, no. 4, 2016, pp.105–136.
Example of CORRECT capitalization (and with fixed author names):
Dominguez Lopez, Ernesto, et al. "Nueva inmigración y comunidad cubana en Estados Unidos en los albores del siglo XXI." Migraciones internacionales vol. 8, no. 4, 2016, pp. 105-136.
Zotero Citation Manager
The zotero Citation Manager is a free, easy to use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Follow these steps to start building your own Zotero Library:
- Download ZoteroDownload both 1) the Zotero program (left side of the page) and 2) the connector/extension for your browser you are using
- Register for a free Zotero accountRegistering a user account lets you sync your library so you can access it on different computers
You can also collaborate and share Zotero libraries with others - Add items to your Zotero LibrarySave articles, books, websites, and more with just one click
- Zotero video trainingStep-by-step instruction videos on how to set up Zotero
Writing Center
Elon's Writing Center will help you with understanding an assignment, brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, & documenting sources.