ENG 1002: Experiments in Literature

Gibaldi, J. (1998). MLA style manual and guide To scholarly publishing. New York: Modern Language Association.

Rickert, B.M. (Ed.). (1984). Major modern dramatists. New York: Ungar Publishing. This multi-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of the most important and influential playwrights since the late nineteenth century.
Reference PN1861.M27 1984

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

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Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

• MLA
  Basic citation guide.
• APA
  Basic citation guide.
• Tips on avoiding plagiarism
• Turnitin
  Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.
• NoodleBib
  NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.
  • NoodleBib demonstration
  • NoodleBib handout

Periodicals

American Literature: A Journal of Literary History, Criticism and Bibliography
World Literature Today
The Writer’s Digest\\

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Baldick, C. (1990). The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms. New York: Oxford University Press.

Reference PN41.C67 1990

Reference PN147.G444 1998

Partridge, E. (1995). Usage and abusage. New York: W.W. Norton. This is a reference guide to using good English in your writing.
Reference PE1460.P37 1995

Reference PE1408.S4878 1996

Zeleny, R.O. (Ed.). (1983). Grammar and style guide. Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia. This book illustrates the principles of grammar and style for clearer writing.
Reference PE 1112.G67 1983

Bloom, H. (Ed.) (1985). Twentieth-century American literature. New York: Chelsea House. This is a multi-volume set of literary criticism of twentieth-century American literature.
Reference PS221.T834 1985

Hunter, J. (Ed.) (1999). Contemporary literary criticism. Detroit: Gale. This excellent multi-volume reference set contains criticism of the works of today’s authors.
Reference PN771.C59

Poupard, D. (Ed.) (1987). Twentieth-century literary criticism. Detroit: Gale. This is an excellent multi-volume set which contains criticism of authors of the period 1900 to 1960.
Reference PN771.G27

Tucker, M. (Ed.).(1989). Moulton’s library of literary criticism of English and American authors. New York: Continuum. This multi-volume set includes all important authors from Beowulf to the early twentieth century and over 1,700 critics from the United States and England.
Reference PR83.M73 1989

Turabian, K.L. (1996). A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. This is a comprehensive guide to writing research papers.
Reference LB2369.T8 1996

• Citation of Sources
  This lists citation engines which help you create proper citations as well as providing information on different citation styles.
• Tips on avoiding plagiarism
• Turnitin\\

• NoodleBib\\

• NoodleBib demonstration
• NoodleBib handout