It\u2019s that time of the semester when you are most likely thinking about your final papers. We\u2019ve got several guides to make the writing process easier.<\/p>\n
Finding Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n We suggest starting by looking at\u00a0Databases by Subject\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0in your subject area. This is a quick way to find the best databases that fit your topic.<\/p>\n Citing Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n Citation Styles & Tools: Citation Styles: The Basics<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 See tabs for APA, MLA, Chicago, and specialty citation formats.\u00a0 You can also learn more about how our databases help you cite the sources you find.<\/p>\n Paraphrasing vs\u00a0<\/strong>Plagiarism<\/b><\/p>\n Curious about the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing?\u00a0 Check out our\u00a0plagiarism tutorial and other resources here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Writing Help<\/strong><\/p>\n Did you know there\u2019s a Writing Center site in Ellis Library? You can sign up for a writing center appointment here<\/a>.<\/p>\n As always, your Mizzou Librarians are available to help you through\u00a0MU Connect<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a024\/7 chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n No question is too big or small. We are here for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s that time of the semester when you are most likely thinking about your final papers. We\u2019ve got several guides to make the writing process easier. Finding Sources We suggest starting by looking at\u00a0Databases by Subject\u00a0\u00a0in your subject area. This is a quick way to find the best databases that fit your topic. Citing Sources …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":38927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[858,628],"class_list":["post-38211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources-and-services","tag-countdown-to-finals","tag-finals"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/12\/Finals-5.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2031-05-04 16:51:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"private","terms":[0],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38211"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38928,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38211\/revisions\/38928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}