Research Guides: DEN126 Dental Hygiene II: Writing & Citation Support

The Writing Center

The Writing Center
Penn College's Writing Center, located in ACC, Room 156, uses a process-centered approach to writing that promotes effective communication through individualized assistance in a supportive and creative environment. The Writing Center tutors, as well as faculty on occasion, are available to assist students with the development of a variety of writing assignments for all Penn College courses including course papers, lab reports, portfolio development, career writing (resume/cover letter), and capstone projects; all stages of the writing process, from initial idea development through drafts and revisions; and additional communication areas such as speech or reading for comprehension. Included are videos, PowerPoints, and mini guides for APA and MLA citation styles.

APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7e by the American Psychological Association
Call Number: REFDESK BF76.7 .P83 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, health sciences, engineering, and other fields.

How to Cite Images

Fractured tooth

Heilman, J. (2012). A broken upper front tooth showing the pink of the pulp [Image/JPEG].
Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/File:Fracturedtooth.jpg

The basic citation style for an image is:

Name of image creator, A. A. (Year image was made). Title of image in italics [medium of image - i.e file type]. Retrieved from https://.....

How do I find out more information about my image?

In Chrome, right-click on the image, and choose Inspect
In the frame that appears on the right, the information about the image is displayed and highlighted
Use the alt= information as the title of the image (if none other is given on the Web page itself), and use the ending of the file name as the medium (see examples below)
You can most likely use either the URL for the Web page on which the image appears, or you can right-click on the image and choose Copy image address to get the URL for just the image

Examples:

Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files ending in .jpg would be [Image/JPEG]
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files ending in .png would be [Image/PNG]
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files ending in .gif would be [Image/GIF]
Bitmap (BMP) files ending in .bmp would be [Image/BMP]
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF or TIF) files ending in .tif would be [Image/TIFF]