Citation Assistance
Giving credit to the people whose work you used is an important part of any research project. Everyone agrees that there are ethical and legal reasons for acknowledging your sources. The challenge is in following a standard format for giving credit. Please check with your teacher to determine whether you will use the MLA or APA style.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism, which is copying someone else’s work without properly acknowledging the source of that work, is a serious offense that will result in an F on your research project. Learn how to avoid plagiarism by taking one of these tutorials:
You Quote It, You Note It
By Vaughan Memorial Library at Acadia University; choose a player in this interactive tutorial to learn about plagiarism and how to avoid it.
SJSU Plagiarism
By the San Jose State University Library; learn to cite your sources in order to steer clear of plagiarism. Click Guest to start the tutorial, and don’t forget to review the quiz at the end.
In-Text Citations & the Works Cited Page
Need help with your works cited page or with in-text citation? Try one of these style guides.
APA Formatting and Style Guide
By the OWL at Purdue University; this guide offers information on a variety of APA and writing topics, including citations, works cited, and general formatting.
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format
By the OWL at Purdue University; this guide covers the format of the MLA paper, the Works Cited page, and parenthetical citation.
Citing Sources
By the Duke University Libraries; this page offers resources on citing sources, on preparing a list of works cited, and on avoiding plagiarism.
Citation Styles Handbook - MLA
By the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Arts and Sciences; this page covers works cited entries as well as in-text citation and includes links to other writing resources.
APA Documentation
By the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison; this guide covers all of the APA basics, including in-text citations, reference list, and general formatting.
MLA Documentation
By the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison; this guide provides information on creating a Works Cited page and on parenthetical documentation.
Citation and Style Guides
By Concordia University Libraries; this page provides access to several different style guides, including APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago as well as links to grammar guides and to information on plagiarism.
Bibliography and Works Cited Pages: Sample Guides and Tools
By the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Libraries; this page includes links to several university style guides, including MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago. Many of the linked guides provide additional information on the writing process.
Both PHS Libraries have print copies of the following style manuals:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Using NoodleTools
The PHS Libraries subscribe to the NoodleTools citation generator. This service will assist you in preparing citations in either MLA or APA format for your works cited page. Be sure to ask your friendly library staff for the password and to read the Hints for Using NoodleTools Handout before you login.
