Citation Help

Citing your sources is your best defence against plagiarism!

A citation is a way of giving credit to individuals for their creative and intellectual works that you used to support your research.

You Should Cite When:

Referring to a source
When you are stating someone else's opinions, thoughts, ideas or research
When using an image or media file that you did not create

You Do Not Need to Cite:

Your thoughts and your interpretations
Commons knowledge - ie: facts and ideas which are widely known or agreed upon

What is a citation style and how do I choose the right one?

A citation style dictates the information necessary for a citation and how the information is ordered, as well as punctuation and other formatting.

First of all, ask your teacher if they have a citation style preference they'd like you to use. Otherwise choose the citation style that best fits your course. The three main ones are:

APA (American Psychological Association) is mainly used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences
MLA (Modern Language Association) is mainly used by the Humanities (English)
Chicago/Turabian style is generally used by Business, History and the Fine Arts

Citation Generators

Citation generators can create citations in some of the more common citation styles like APA, MLA or Chicago styles. If you don't need to cite very many resources, you might want to use one of the following citation generators:

You should always double check generated citations!

Purdue Owl is a great source to use!

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