Research Papers

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as using someone else’s words, original ideas, or data in your work...

Using the Internet for Research
The IUP library has many useful databases for doing research including...

Prewriting and Planning
Planning is a way of organizing your ideas and beginning to put the information you have...

Writing
Writing includes writing drafts and organizing information into a specific structure...

Revising and Editing
Editing includes looking over what you have written, proofreading and editing...

MLA Style
In English and in some humanities classes, you may be asked to use the MLA (Modern Language Association) style for documenting sources.

     When to document
     Documenting within the text
     Signal Phrases
     Practice documenting using MLA
     The Works Cited page

APA Style
In social sciences—like psychology, anthropology, and sociology—you may be asked to use the APA (American Psychological Association) style for documenting sources.

     What is APA?
     When to document
     Documenting within the text
     Signal Phrases
     Practice documenting using APA
     The Reference page



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