Quotes/In-Text Citations Weblinks:
 

1	The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing: Effective Quoting
	Michael Harvey	Last Modified: 2/24
	http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/quoting.html	EXCELLENT
	DESCRIPTION: Provides a detailed look at how to use quotes in a research paper.  Michael Harvey shows you how to effectively select, edit, and synthesize quoted material into your own essays.  Explanations are thorough and in full color for easy readability.
	SPECIALITY: Shows students how to punctuate a quote in an essay, how to use signal phrases to lead into and out of your quotes, and how to improve the clarity of this synthesis.

 

2	Using Quotations
	Princeton University	Last Modified: 2/24
	http://web.princeton.edu/sites/writing/usg-quo.htm	RECOMMENDED
	DESCRIPTION: A general explanation of how and when to use quotations in your research papers.   Because this page was intended as an instructional handout, it is easy to print.
	SPECIALITY: Provides sections on frequent mistakes, integrating quotes, and punctuation (including the use of brackets).

 

3	Writer's Handbook: Citations In Text
	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Last Modified: 2/24
	http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLACitation.html	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Offers about a dozen common examples of parenthetical MLA citations.
	SPECIALITY: This site contains examples only, offering no instruction or explanations of rules.

 

4	MLA Style Guide: Parenthetical Documentation
	Ed Reber, Dixie State College	Last Modified: 2/24
	http://dsc.dixie.edu/reber/mlastyle/mlaguide.htm#Parenthetical	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Offers several examples for a limited number of parenthetical documentation situations.
	SPECIALITY: Examples are written in a pink font; although this is easy to read, it may not be easy to print.

 

5	Writer'sHandbook: Quoting and Paraphrasing
	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Last Modified: 2/24
	http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QuotingSources.html	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Provides many links to specific content areas, including paraphrasing, summarizing, and introducing quotes in your sentence.
	SPECIALITY: Offers links to dozens of related Wisconsin Writing Center sites.

 

6	Parenthetical Documentation
	Amy's Guide	Last Modified: 2/24
	http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1623/document.html	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: This site offers several examples of parenthetical, in-text documentation.  It serves as a complement to Amy’s Guide on works cited pages.
	SPECIALITY: Organized onto one page for easy printing.

 

7	Writer's Handbook: Using Literary Quotations
	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Last Modified: 2/24
	http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QuoLiterature.html	HELPFUL
	DESCRIPTION: Provides instruction in how and when to organize, punctuate, and document quotes from literary sources.
	SPECIALITY: Site provides many related links to the Wisconsin Writing Center.