Citing Sources
Citing Sources
Works Cited
OSLIS Elementary Videos. “Citing Sources: Why & How to Do It.” YouTube, uploaded by YouTube, 3 Aug. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JV9cLDCgas.
When using the text, phrases, photographs, drawings, video or other "work" created by another author, artist, creator, or anyone other than yourself, it is important to give credit to that person. This credit is referred to as a citation and all of your citations can be assembled at the end of your project in a section called "Bibliography", "Sources", or "Works Cited."
There are three sets of guidelines that can be used for formatting citations; MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style.) Most K-12 schools follow MLA format and that is what we follow here, unless otherwise noted by a teacher.
With MLA, all sources follow the same format. With the technology tools available to us today, it is easy to create citations and even switch between formats. When using Google G Suite for Education Apps, you can even search the Internet for easy to cite resources. Below you will find resources to help you.
Remember to Cite your sources because it it the right thing to do!
Citation Generators
LVMS has a subscription to NoodleTools. This website tool can be used to record notes during research, organize notes, write a paper, and/or create citations for the sources you used. As of 2022, this tool is also used at West Morris Central. Here is a link to the directions provided on their website.
Google Docs offers a tool that creates citations within a Google Doc. This is a free, easy to use citation generator that can be used within the document to create citations, in-text citations, and/or a bibliography page. This button links to the Google Support page that explains how to use the tool.
Citation Applications by Chegg Service
Chegg service offers several similar citation services. In addition they provide tools to check for plagiarism and grammar.
More Citation Applications
There are a number of other citation services available. As with any application, please do not create an account unless permission has been granted by your parents/guardians/school district.
BrainPOP Video Resources
Writing & Teaching Resources
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) Style Guides
Purdue University provides free resources that can be used to guide the formatting and style features of a research paper and other documents including paper size, font size, paper heading, and citations. These links will direct you to the Purdue OWL style guides for the three common sets of guidelines.
The following links will direct you to the YouTube playlists with OWL video tutorials related to MLA style and APA style.