Referencing & Research
Referencing
Academic integrity is an extremely important part of being an IB student. BHA Academic Honesty Policy outlines the expectations for students at all stages in their education.
Librarians are available for support with understanding the Modern Language Association (MLA) requirements for referencing and citations. Additional support is also available through the Writing Center in the library every afternoon.
Key tools for supporting academic integrity
Academic_Honesty.pdfBHA Academic Honesty Policy
Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy.
NoodleTools is an online research management platform that promotes critical thinking and authentic research. Students stay organized as they evaluate information, build accurate citations, archive source material, take notes, outline topics, and prepare to write.
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citations and Works Cited pages, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.
These websites provide supplemental support and resources.
In this course, students can learn how to fact and source-check in five easy lessons, taking about 30 minutes apiece.
Generate formatted bibliographies, citations, and works cited automatically.
Create bibliographies and citations quickly and accurately.
APA, MLA, Chicago & Harvard styles supported (plus others!).
OSLIS - Oregon School Library Information Service
OSLIS is a K-12 web portal providing access to quality licensed databases within an information literacy framework.
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