Introduction to Writing ENG 102 Dr' Barbara Silliman

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Introduction to WritingENG 102Dr. Barbara
Silliman

• October 28, 2006
• Phillips Memorial Library
• William H. Anger, Jr., MLIS

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• Lexis-Nexis Academic 1994-

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• 4/19/2006

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Bibliographic Citations

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association (APA Handbook)
• Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and
  Dissertations (Turabian)
• Plagarism