Learning Commons Resources
APA
APA Style provides a foundation for effective scholarly communication because it helps writers present their ideas in a clear, concise, and inclusive manner. When style works best, ideas flow logically, sources are credited appropriately, and papers are organized predictably.
The link below will allow you to access Style and Grammar Guidelines. This includes In Text Citations and References and is in accordance with the new 7th edition Publication Manual.
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines
Basic APA Reference sheet
Purdue Owl
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material and often recommended by your instructors to use. The link below will support you in all areas of APA 7th edition. A great place to check your citations and referencing.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
MLA
Purdue Owl
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material and often recommended by your instructors to use. The link below will support you in all areas of MLA 8th edition. A great place to check your citations and referencing.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
Basic MLA Reference Sheet
Landmark's Citation machine
Citation Machine will help properly credit the information that you use.
2. Ask Away
AskAway
A library chat service through which learners can ask a question and receive a real-time response from library staff. Communication occurs via live chat and offers help that is similar to help offered at library reference desks. Ask Away can help with: research for your assignments, brainstorming keywords, accessing print and electronic materials, evaluating sources, navigating databases, citing sources and other library-related topics.
To access ASK AWAY Go to the NVIT.ca , go to the Student Services Tab, Go to Library under that tab. It will take you directly to the ASK AWAY page.***Hopefully a qwidget will be added soon so that you can access ASK AWAY from here.