UVM Libraries Research Guides: English & American Literature: Cite & Write

MLA Style

MLA Handbook (9th ed.)
Call Number: Howe Library Reference Desk (1st Floor) ; LB2369 .M52 2021; Howe Library Books (3rd Floor) ; LB2369 .M52 2021

Chicago Style

Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.)
Call Number: REF Z 253 .U69 2017 (Reference Desk)

Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide
This guide is hosted on the University of Chicago Press website.
Chicago Style (OWL at Purdue)
(2020) Please Note: The written material on this university website is still a good resource, but please ignore the citation generator advertised on (seemingly) every page. In 2019, Purdue Writing Lab partnered with Chegg, a for-profit student services company. Chegg has licensed OWL’s writing tips and placed advertising on its website, helping OWL to monetize its free content.
Chicago (and Turabian) Style (Howe Library)

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 9th ed. by Kate L. Turabian
Call Number: REF LB 2369 .T8 2018 (Reference Desk)
The 9th ed. is fully aligned with the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Part 2 offers a comprehensive guide to Chicago's two methods of source citation: notes-bibliography and author-date.

Turabian Citation Quick Guide (Publisher's website)

Writing Toolbox

Writing Center
Located on the ground floor of the Howe Library, the UVM Writing Center is a place where UVM students can get help with their writing, offering a variety of writing-related services, including individual personalized help from peer tutors.

Oxford English Dictionary Print: REF PE 1625 .O87 1989 (20 vols) and REF PE 1625 .O92 1993 (3 vols) The "OED," originally called New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, is the definitive guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, tracing the usage of words from across the English-speaking world through quotations from international English language sources. Its intention was to record every word used in English since 1150 and trace it back through all its shifting meanings, spellings and uses to its earliest recorded appearance, plus at least one citation for each century of its existence. The online version can be searched in a variety of ways: by word; phrase; definition; etymology; by author of the quotations which shows how the use of a word has changed over time. It is not exhaustive in its coverage of standard vocabulary and is limited in its treatment of slang, dialect, scientific, and technical terms, so other dictionaries should be used as well.
Oxford Dictionary of English
Oxford Paperback Thesaurus
Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
Fowler’s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style

Using Information Responsibly

Why Citations Matter
At UVM plagiarizing, whether intentional or by accident, is a violation of the Code of Academic Integrity (PDF).
Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism (Cornell University Library)
While the Cornell student is the intended audience, this guide provides practical advice to benefit all students.
Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
(UW-Madison Writing Center)
Harvard Guide to Using Resources