Media Writing: Writing and Citing

The Writing Center is available to offer help with your writing. Arrange a consultation with a tutor by phone or e-mail. A tutor will review your writing sample and discuss your particular needs during a scheduled virtual appointment. Please contact the tutors at least five days before the paper is due to allow tutors time to prepare.

Hours: click on the link above to get the hours for the current semester.

Here are some quick links to important information about writing research papers and properly citing your sources.

Citation Style Guides

• APA Style (American Psychological Association)
• APSA Style (American Political Science Association)
• ASA Style (American Sociological Association)
• Chicago Manual of Style
• MLA Handbook (Modern Language Association)
• Turabian Manual
• Additional Style Guides

Citation Management Software

• RefWorks: A popular, web-based citation management tool
• Endnote: The premier academic writing software - available to ISU community as free download, subsidized by Library

Writing Help

Skills to Write It!: Useful resources at UGA and beyond to help you write your paper.