Writing Assistance
Grammar Links | Writing Links | Avila's Online Catalog | APA links | MLA Links
The Learning Center staff provides writing assistance for any assignment for any class! Whether you are nervous at the thought of writing a sentence or are someone who wants help in the final stages of a senior paper, we can help! In addition to our tutors, we have numerous reference books and handouts, computer software, and brochures to assist you.
Until you can come in to see us try these links:
Grammar and Style Guides for Writers
- Provides links to style guides, grammar guides, and information on citing sources. Some very
helpful info!
Purdue University :: English Department :: Online Writing Lab
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - The OWL Family of Sites.
University of Massachusetts - Boston [HTML]
Purdue OWL Guidelines for Researching and Writing
Avila's Online Catalog Access
- As a member of the Kansas City Public Library Consortium, the library at Avila shares its online catalog, allowing
direct patron borrowing from 25 local academic, public, and school libraries. About 2.5 million books are available
through this system.
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APA Links:
APA Formating and Style Guide (at OWL)
http://www.ipfw.edu/engl/wcenter/handouts/apa5thed.pdf
This site includes an explanation of the APA style in the form of a paper.
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Electronic references are the focus of this web site produced by the American Psychological Association (APA).
MLA Links:
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (at OWL)
This site helps you with writing a paper from start to finish.
Look at the site Table of Contents on the left to expedite your search for answers and information.
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html
This site gives good background information in addition to specific examples and links to additional information.
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