Research Guides

English Research Papers

Suggested Resources for English Research Papers - View librarian recommended resources specific to each grade level's English research project. 

  Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Sources for Creditability (video) – What does it mean for a source to be credible? Why is it important to use these sources? How can you tell if a source is credible?

Fact-Checking

Fact-Checking Websites - A list of websites that specialize in fact-checking to help identify what is accurate and what is untrue. 

Avoiding Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism - What is it and how do I avoid it? 

Citation Help

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue  - Research and citation guidance using MLA 8th edition or APA 7th edition. 

MLA

The MLA Style Center - Writing Resources from the Modern Language Association 

MLA Formatting and Citation - This video tutorial uses lots of examples to show the logic of the new changes and to explore some of the most noticeable new details.

Setting up MLA formatting in Google Docs - This How-To video will take you through setting up MLA format in Google Docs.  

APA

APA Style - Guidelines from the American Psychological Association

APA Formatting - This video tutorial discusses how to format a paper using Microsoft Word according to APA style.

Setting up APA formatting in Google Docs - This How-To video will take you through setting up APA format in Google Docs.