Citation Help & Resources
Citations are used to give credit to the original creator of a work (author / artist).
Every media format, every idea, every thing that is not your original idea MUST be cited.
Citation Help
Citations give credit to the original creator of the content you are using for your research. Citations are not difficult to create, and there are many tools and resources available to help you. Plagiarism (an academic form of idea theft) refers to work that is not properly Cited.
Subjects areas each have their own style of citing information, but the most common formats used in Secondary School are APA, MLA & Chicago Styles. Check with your teacher to see which style should be used, and their expectations.
For more help including Plagiarism and Citation Tools, access the On Your Own document through the VLLC (see Library Staff for password):
On Your Own: A Practical Guide to Research, Writing & Information Literacy
Our Library Brightspace 'class' is accessible to all Medway students. If you do not have access, please email Library.
Information on how to conduct academic research, evaluating resources, as well as how and when to create citations can be found there.
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