Online Writing Resources (Vancouver Campus)
OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is commonly used to write papers in the liberal arts and humanities. This guide, from The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Excelsior University, has been updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (9th ed.). Here you will find examples for the format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Click here for a fully formatted sample paper in the MLA style.
OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide
APA (American Psychological Association) style is commonly used to write papers in the social sciences. This guide, from The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University, has been updated to the 7th edition of the APA manual. Here you will find examples for the format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
Click here for a fully formatted sample paper in the APA style.
Style Manual: IEEE Formatting and Guide
IEEE (Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers) is a style used, as its name suggests, to write papers for engineering and related courses. The manual linked below is the IEEE’s own documentation of the style, so it is always current. The document is 70 pages long, and the references section is found on p14.
Click here for the IEEE Editorial Style Manual for Authors.