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Writing Center

Resources

Citation Assistance

EasyBib is a free, automatic citation maker
Knight Cite is a free online citation generator provided by Calvin College’s Library. Registered users can save citations and bibliographies
Citation Machine helps students and professional researchers to properly credit the information they use
CrossRef’s free DOI lookup is a helpful tool for locating the DOI of digital (online) materials

Grammar

Resource provided by Stanford University, adapted from Andrea Lunsford’s Top 20 Tips for Editing Your Writing providing descriptions and examples of common errors
General Writing and Grammar resources from Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab

Plagiarism

Purdue’s Online Writing Lab resource on Avoiding Plagiarism defines plagiarism and provides tips for avoiding it

Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements from UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center
How to Write A Strong Thesis Statement from EasyBib