Citing Sources
When you do research, you are gathering information from many different sources. Citations are required not only to give credit to the sources you use, but also to provide a road map for your teachers and readers, to show them where you found your information and where they can look if they want to learn more.
Within your paper or project, your teacher will direct you to use:
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Plagiarism
What is plagiarism? Presenting someone else's ideas as your own, not giving credit to sources (including images) that you use in any type of paper or project, and purchasing papers off the Web or having someone else write one for you is considered plagiarism. This is academic dishonesty and could lead to poor grades, disciplinary action, expulsion from college or loss of a job.
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Citation Styles: MLA vs APA
There are different styles for citations, used by different academic fields. The most common are:
MLA - used for English and history. The general format for Works Cited entry is:
MLA - used for English and history. The general format for Works Cited entry is:
- Author Last name, first name. “Article name.” Title of book or magazine. Place: Publisher, date published. Print.
- Author Last name, first name. “Article name.” Title of website. Organization that made website. Date published/last updated. Web. Date you accessed it.
- Author last name, first name. (Date published). Article name. Title of Book or Magazine, volume, pages.
- Author last name, first name. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number (issue number if available). Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
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