Citation and Copyright
Plagiarism
The easiest and best way to avoid plagiarism it to simply city your sources. For more information about plagiarism and how to avoid it, view the video on the right side of this section.
Use the award winning resources from Copyright and Creativity to better understand copyright laws and learn how to use resources and media responsibly.
Images and Videos
Images and videos are protected under copyright. If you use any in your school work, make sure you have the right to use those image(s) or video(s) and that you are giving the creator or owner proper credit by citing your sources.
Remember: even if a picture showed up in an image search, that does not mean you have the right to use or share it.
Review the information on this page to learn about responsibly using and sharing information and media.
Visit the Digital Resources page to find resources with free to use images and icons. Just remember that you still need to give the creator credit for using their work!
Citation Help
The Purdue OWL website has information on format and citation. This website explains how to format papers, quotes, and work cited pages. You can also learn how to cite everything from books to posts on social media sites.
Citing Articles from the Databases
If you are using one of the resources found on the Library's Databases, the database will give you the correct citation. Find and click on the "Cite" icon at the top of the page, choose the citation style you want, and copy and paste it into your works cited. The cite icon will look something like this:
Image from Boston Globe database
Image from Gale database
Image from Britannica database
Google Docs
Google Docs has a built in citation device. Follow the steps below if you would like to use it.
Screenshots are taken directly from the Google Docs app.
1) Click on the "Tools" dropdown menu and find the "Citation" option.
2) Choose the citation style you want to use from the dropdown menu and click "Add citation source."
3) Select the source type you want to cite and how you accessed the resource from the dropdown menus.
4) Follow the prompts to input the resource you want to cite. Once you have added all of your sources, click "Insert Works Cited," and Google will generate a formatted works cited page for you.
5) If you want to include a quote in your document, click the "Cite" button, and Google will generate an in-text citation for that source.
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