Using Resources

As a tutor, no one will expect you to know every rule of every style guide a writer will come in with. However, you are expected to help to the best of your ability. This website provides handouts, sample papers, and links to helpful websites for a variety of style guides. You can download these handouts and upload them in a CRF at the end of a session, or provide links to the google docs so the writer can download them themselves. 

If you want to provide a writer with these recourses, be sure to point out what parts would be most helpful. Providing a handout without guidance to the specific sections a writer needs may be overwhelming for them.  Whether you're uploading a document along with your email appointment, looking at the handout in person, or talking it over online, be sure to go through the resources with your writer. This makes the resources more accessible after the session.

Below, you'll find various guides for specific citation styles, but if you want more information or you're looking for a style guide that isn't included here, try the Purdue Owl website!

Don't see the style guide you need? Check the bottom of the page for links to less commonly used style guides.