Citation & Plagiarism

We use Chicago Manual Style citation to ensure that we don't plagiarize material.  Not sure what plagiarism really means?  Check out Plagiarism 101.  

Remember that you have to cite your information to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism.org defines plagiarism as the following:

• to steal/pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own

• to use another's production without crediting the source

• to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source (Plagiarism.org 2013: Plagiarism).

To prevent plagiarism, all you have show where the information comes from when you

• use quotes

• paraphrase

• use an idea that someone else has already expressed

• make specific reference to the work of another

• use someone else's work to develop your own ideas (Plagiarism.org 2013: Citation Styles).

Social Studies uses Chicago Manual Style citation style.

In Text Citation

Chicago uses parenthetical in-text citation. In text means that it is in the body of your paper (as you write). Parenthetical means that it is found in (parenthesis) at the end of the sentence. The information should include the following:

• last name of author

• Year published

• Colon :

• Page number – just the number

The end result should follow this format (author year: page). And you can use your syllabus for a source (Foreman 2015: 3).

Chicago References

References provide the full information about a source.  You'll need to include the following information in this order:

Book Reference:

Author last name, first.  Year Published. Title of Work.  City of Publication: Publisher.

• Spielvogel, Jackson. 2010. World History.  Columbus: Glencoe/McGraw Hill.  

Webpage:

Author last name, first.  Year Published. "Title of Webpage."  Website.  Date Accessed/last modified. URL.

• Google. 2017. “Privacy Policy.” Privacy & Terms. Last modified April 17, 2017. https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.