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Veterans' Services Library Resource Guide: Citations

Common Citation Styles

There are many citation styles, and different disciplines prefer to use different styles. The three most commonly used are MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style. The links below provide further information about each of these citation styles.

OWL Perdue MLA Guide

MLA Tutorial 

OWL Perdue ALA Guide

APA Tutorial

OWL Perdue Chicago Manual of Style (Turabian) Guide

Chicago/Turabian Citation Tutorial 

Tips on Managing Notes and Citations

Programs like Endnotes can be useful but are often difficult to use if the citation is less than standard and, depending on the version, may not format the citation according to the latest rules Here are some do-it-yourself tips.

  • Start a document for each paper called [Paper name] bibliography
  • Type in the citation information in the format you want You can cut and paste into alphabetical order as you go
  • If you are doing endnotes or footnotes you can cut and paste the citation you need into your document.  I find the footnoting program in word to be a pain.  Use subscript numerals in the body of the text and cut and paste at the bottom of the page for footnotes
  • Start another document called [Paper Name] notes
  • Cut and paste the citation at the top of the page and then add your notes as you read or type them up later.  This is more work upfront in the research process but will make the writing easier.  When you have the inevitable "Where did I read that moment" you can word search your notes document to find where you got your information.

Plagarism

Plagiarism is prohibited. Themes, essays, term papers, tests, presentations, creative works, and similar work submitted to satisfy course and program requirements must be the personal work of the student submitting it. Plagiarism is the failure to acknowledge indebtedness to the authors/creators of works used to complete such assignments and/or other course requirements. It is always assumed that the work offered for evaluation and credit is the student’s own unless otherwise acknowledged. Such acknowledgment should occur whenever one quotes another person’s actual words; whenever one appropriates another person’s ideas, opinions, or theories, even if they are paraphrased; and whenever one borrows facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials, unless the information is common knowledge. Further, it is expected, in the production of creative work, that the student’s work products are original, and that any images, sounds, or other intellectual properties that are not the original work of the student will be used fairly and with acknowledgement of the original source(s).

                                       -From the Augusta University 2013-2014 Catalog

                                       http://catalog.augusta.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=1911

 

Did I Plagiarize? - This process diagram is a good checklist for evaluating whether you have plagiarized material.