COM ARTS 262: Theory and Practice of Argumentation and Debate (Spring 2025) : Citing & Writing Resources

An introduction to citations including common citation styles, citation information, and citation tools.

Resources and examples for citing sources according to various citation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.

Citation Managers are software applications that you can use to gather references automatically from article databases, create a personal research database of references and documents. and format citations and bibliographies instantly in a variety of styles in your paper.

The Writing Center provides individual writing assistance to students by appointment at their main location in Helen C. White or by drop in hours at satellite locations across campus, as well as online.

The UW-Madison Writer's Handbook was designed by the Writing Center as an online help guide to writing papers in college. The Handbook discusses how to improve your writing style, common college writing assignments, the stages of writing, grammar and punctuation, and how to cite references.