Dr. J’s Blog

Are you confident about how to cite all those dictionary definitions you are using in your OED paper?

The OED tells you everything you need to know for your Works Cited page (HINT: Yes, it clears up any questions you may have about citing the electronic version . . . Isn’t Dr. J’s blog great?!): http://www.oed.com/services/citing.html

Here’s a helpful link for basic in-text citation guidelines: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

And, one relating to works cited basics: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/

Finally, a handout created by The Writing Center at Brigham Young University that addresses all the basics, including the in-text citation of poetry (pdf format): mla

I will post my own blog here throughout the semester.

Please join my site so you can add your own comments. You can always post a brief note here and then link it with a more extensive comment on your own blog.

New to blogs? Not to worry. Been blogging for a while? Please share your tips and suggestions with me and the rest of the class. Let’s learn together.