Citation and Quotation
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Citation
How to avoid plagiarism and not get thrown out of college.
This site is about citation and quotation. In school and professional life you often need to use material you did not originally produce for its current use. When you write for school or publication, you are expected to show where this material originally appeared. Your instructor may say "use the APA Manual of Style" intending for you to understand that you should always correctly cite and quote; or your instructor may provide more extensive discussion of citation, quotation and plagiarism. Even if there are no instructions about plagiarism, your institution may have rules you are expected to follow. In school, citation is not merely about avoiding plagiarism, it also provides several benefits:
This site follows APA citation. Your instructor may recommend another style such as Chicago Manual of Style or the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. If so, what you cite doesn't change. All that changes is how you cite.
A list of other style manuals can be found here. Colleges and universities sometimes post style sheets, which are typically abbreviated instructions about style manuals. These can be found, for example, at Long Island University, or Purdue University. (Not all style manuals address citation, for example the widely recommended Elements of Style (or here for an updated version) is about writing well.)
How to avoid plagiarism and not get thrown out of college.
This site is about citation and quotation. In school and professional life you often need to use material you did not originally produce for its current use. When you write for school or publication, you are expected to show where this material originally appeared. Your instructor may say "use the APA Manual of Style" intending for you to understand that you should always correctly cite and quote; or your instructor may provide more extensive discussion of citation, quotation and plagiarism. Even if there are no instructions about plagiarism, your institution may have rules you are expected to follow. In school, citation is not merely about avoiding plagiarism, it also provides several benefits:
- It tells the reader where to find the material you have used.
- It credits the source of the information you are using.
- It demonstrates the effort you put into producing your own work.
This site follows APA citation. Your instructor may recommend another style such as Chicago Manual of Style or the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. If so, what you cite doesn't change. All that changes is how you cite.
A list of other style manuals can be found here. Colleges and universities sometimes post style sheets, which are typically abbreviated instructions about style manuals. These can be found, for example, at Long Island University, or Purdue University. (Not all style manuals address citation, for example the widely recommended Elements of Style (or here for an updated version) is about writing well.)
Websites and Software
For citation, a useful website is the Citation Machine, which can format common types of citation for you using one four frequently used citation styles. Another citation website is EasyBib. Alternatively, you might use software for citation, some common software includes Endnote, Zotero, RefWorks, Mendeley, or BibTeX. Some of these may also provide some web-based citation support. You may also find citation software built into your word processing software.
Style guides, websites, and citation software helps with formatting your citation. This is important because it assures that you include all the expected information, and that the reader can understand your citation.
However, these materials work only if you correctly choose to site. The following pages discuss that choice. All citations, bibliography entries and style guidance shown here follow APA Manual of Style. It is impossible to give guidance without making a commitment.
This source provides advice on plagiarism checking software 5 Free Online Plagiarism Checkers – Which One REALLY Works? 2021 (websiteplanet.com)
For citation, a useful website is the Citation Machine, which can format common types of citation for you using one four frequently used citation styles. Another citation website is EasyBib. Alternatively, you might use software for citation, some common software includes Endnote, Zotero, RefWorks, Mendeley, or BibTeX. Some of these may also provide some web-based citation support. You may also find citation software built into your word processing software.
Style guides, websites, and citation software helps with formatting your citation. This is important because it assures that you include all the expected information, and that the reader can understand your citation.
However, these materials work only if you correctly choose to site. The following pages discuss that choice. All citations, bibliography entries and style guidance shown here follow APA Manual of Style. It is impossible to give guidance without making a commitment.
This source provides advice on plagiarism checking software 5 Free Online Plagiarism Checkers – Which One REALLY Works? 2021 (websiteplanet.com)