LibGuides: Creative Writing and Research: Citation and Formatting

Citation Management

What is citation management software?

Citation management software allows you to:

collect references
manage and organize citations
annotate references
generate citations for a Works Cited list, choosing from 100s of citation styles

What citation management software should I use?

For a comprehensive comparison chart of different kinds of software, click here.

Does the library support any citation management software in particular?

The library offers workshops and one-on-one support for Zotero, a free citation management system.

Script and Screenplay Formatting

Formatting a play script
From "How to Format Your Script," by Sam Graber. Playwrights' Center [word document]
Sample script with formatting guidelines
From "Playwrighting: Script formatting," Paul Mroczka. Broadway Educators
American Association of Community Theatre Script Guidelines
Guidelines and sample of a script by the AACT
Sample screenplay by April Rider from Oscars.org
From "Screenwriting Resources" via oscars.org [click Formatting Tips tab]

Screenplay guidelines and explanations
Snapshot of a sample screenplay, explaining various parts of the document (e.g. heading, subheading, fade in, parenthetical, etc.)

Writing a Literature Review

Writing Center Contact Info & Hours

Painter Hall, Room 106

(662) 241-6243

Hours:

Monday	12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday	10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday	11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday	11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday	11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Send online submissions to:

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Through Google Docs or chat message through Google Chat at:

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The MUW Writing Center tutors and interns are dedicated to helping improve the writing skills of all those in the MUW writing community. When struggling to write a paper, please feel free to turn to the MUW tutors and interns for help.