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What is plagiarism?

 

Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.

 

Therefore it is important to Cite Your Sources.

 

It is important to cite the source of information, ideas, and images when  you are doing research.  Failure to acknowledge the information, ideas, and/or images you are using is called plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious offense and every attempt should be made to avoid it.  Listed below are examples of ways to cite authorsÕ work when you use it in your own research.

 

 

 

MLA Citation Style

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition

 

Follow these color codes:

 

Author(s), Title of Book, Title of Article, Title of Periodical, Volume, Place of Publication, Publisher, Date, Other Information, Pages,

 

 

Book

Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek

    Chronology: The History of the Future. New York:

    Pocket, 1993.

 

Encyclopedia

Sturgeon, Theodore. "Science Fiction." The

    Encyclopedia Americana.  International ed. 1995.

 

Website

Lynch, Tim. "DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review."

    Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club. 1996.

    Bradley University. 8 Oct. 1997 <http://

    www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/503r.ht ml>.

 

Newspaper

Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes

    Explore Modern Society Using the World of Star

    Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3.

 

Notes

      Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.

      Doublespace all lines.

      Indent the second and following lines 5 spaces (or one half inch).

      If no author is given, start with the title.

      Abbreviate the names of all months except May, June, and July.

      If the paging of a magazine or newspaper article is continued elswhere in the issue, include only the first page followed by a plus sign (ex. 25+.).

      If the encyclopedia does not arrange its articles alphabetically, treat the encyclopedia article as if it were a book article. Specific volume and page numbers are cited in the text, not in the list of references.

      Gale Reference Book: cite the original source being reprinted as shown under Book, Journal Article, Newspaper or Magazine Article, etc. The example shows a Magazine Article. Then include the citation information for the reference book.

      Websites: include the title of the web page, the name of the entire web site, the organization that posted it (this may be the same as the name of the website). Also include the full date the page was created or last updated (day, month, year if available) and the date you looked at it.

      Internet Magazine Articles: Include:

                        The full date of the article (day, month, year if available) and the date you looked at it;

                                          If you are citing a journal instead of a magazine, include the volume (and issue number) and date as shown under the Journal Style above.

                        As for page numbers, different databases will provide different information. Include the range of pages (ex. 25-28.); or the starting page followed by a hyphen, a blank space, and a period (ex. 64- .); or the total number of pages or paragraphs (ex. 12 pp. or 33 pars.). If no page information is given, then leave it out.

                        The name of the database (underlined) and the company that created it.

                        The library or other organization (and its location) that provided you with access to the database.

                        If the web address (URL) of the article is very long, you only need to include the URL of the database's home page.

      The rules concerning a title within a title are not displayed here for purposes of clarity. See the printed version of the manual for details.

For documents and situations not listed here, see the printed version of the manual.

 

 

These formats are MLA style and can be found on the Long Island University C.W. Post Campus website at http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm

 

 

Need help creating your citation?  Try the following citation maker.

 

Citation Maker  found on the Oregon School Library Information Sciences site.

 

http://oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationse


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