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A citation is the standardized way you tell your readers that the information you researched came from another source.
Why is it important to cite your sources?
Why is it important to cite your sources?
- To be responsible and give credit to other researchers.
- To allow others to track down the sources you've used.
- To avoid plagiarism.
What is plagiarism?
What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is when you borrow another person's words or ideas and do not give them credit.
Plagiarism is a very serious offense. If you plagiarize (even unintentionally), you may face serious consequences. In some cases, students have had to leave the school they were attending.
The best way to avoid plagiarism is to cite your sources!
Watch the video on the right from the Indiana University School of Education on How to Recognize Plagiarism.
Citation Help
Citation Help
NoodleTools will help you correctly cite sources in MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. This fantastic resource will help you track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.
To access this resource you must have the correct login and password information from your Safe Searching Resources handout. If you don't have this handout stop by the LMC to pick one up or email lmcadmin@flagstaffacademy.org.
Purdue Owl is a MLA (Modern Language Association) Formatting and Style Guide. This style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This site will help you understand how to cite sources using MLA.
Citing Social Media Sources
Citing Social Media Sources
Citing Creative Commons Images
Citing Creative Commons Images
This applies to all photographs, drawings, charts, cartoons, maps, etc. (but NOT tables).
From BibMe website
Example For Works Cited Page (Bibliography):
Last Name, First Name. Photograph Title. Year Created. Collection/Source Name, City of Publication or Display if available. Website Title. Medium. Date Accessed.
<adding direct URL is optional in MLA7 format>
On the right is an example from Creative Commons.
Horesh, Motti. Sea Turtle. 11 November 2010. Flickr Creative Commons. Flickr Creative Commons. Web. 8 Jan. 2016.
Example For in-text or Presentation (Located Just Under the Image):
Figure #. Creative Commons (CC) by photographer's name. Source.
On the right is an example from Creative Commons.
Figure #14. Creative Comons photo by Armando Maynez. Flickr. 2009
Example For Public Domain Example:
Public Domain image. Wikimedia Commons. 2006.
On the right is an example from Creative Commons.
Public Domain image. Wikimedia Commons. 2006.
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