Citation

It is important when using others' information that you cite your sources.  Failure to explain where you're getting your ideas is called plagiarism.  There are many ways to cite information when writing papers.  Here are a few resources to help you along the way.

The library holds reserve copies of the guide books for MLA and APA styles behind the reserves desk for students who wish to use them in the library.

Websites to help with citation:

• Long Island University, "Citation Style for Research Papers" - very easy to follow; color coded - Most styles
• The Writers' Workshop at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign at http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/ - Most styles
• Auburn University Library at http://www.lib.auburn.edu/citations.html - Most styles
• Jacksonville State University Library at http://www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/cite.htm . - Most styles
• Online Writing Lab - Purdue - MLA & APA 
• Citing Your Sources -- UC/Berkeley -- MLA, APA, Chicago-Turabian

Citing Sources Tutorial - with quiz from Western Michigan University

Also, get help with your paper writing from these useful E-Books, available through NetLibrary.  If the following links do not

take you directly to the book title below on first try, please return to this page and try the link again.  It should then take

you directly to the book title.

How to Write a Paper (2003) - Geoge M. Hall

Last Minute Term Papers (2002) - Ronald W. Fry

The Research Project: How to Write It (2000) - Ralph Berry