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In order to complete your research paper, you must include a list of the sources you used in the research process. These records are compiled into a list of citations. A citation is the detailed information about the book, article, web site, etc., you used in your research. The citation allows you to credit the authors of the sources you use. Your instructor will indicate which formatting guideline you need to use for your citations (MLA, APA, Turabian, or Chicago Style). It is important to properly acknowledge credit to your sources. Failing to do so is called plagiarism. To "plagiarize" means: [Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize ] To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own To use (another's production) without crediting the source To commit literary theft To present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source The Cypress College Library subscribes to a citation builder tool named NoodleBib. NoodleBib helps students create their list of citations (works cited/bibliography) into either the MLA or APA formatting style. NoodleBib prompts the user for the information for each citation necessary to create a works cited list and then creates a document ready to import into Word. See a reference librarian for the username and password to access NoodleBib. The Cypress College Library has created useful handouts to help guide you through the different citation styles. The examples are specific to our library's holdings and databases. MLA Short MLA Long APA Chicago Style Turabian For more detailed information, refer to the full documentation manual in print (in the library) or on the web. The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA) (6th ed.) MLA web site: www.mla.org Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (5th ed.) APA web site: www.apastyle.org Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago) (15th ed.) University of Chicago website: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.htmll A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian) (6th ed.) To get started creating a works cited list, click here for "NoodleBib". For further assistance or explanation, see a reference librarian.

How Do I ...Cite a Source?

In order to complete your research paper, you must include a list of the sources you used in the research process.

These records are compiled into a list of citations. A citation is the detailed information about the book, article, web site, etc., you used in your research. The citation allows you to credit the authors of the sources you use. Your instructor will indicate which formatting guideline you need to use for your citations (MLA, APA, Turabian, or Chicago Style). It is important to properly acknowledge credit to your sources. Failing to do so is called plagiarism. To "plagiarize" means: [Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize ]

To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
To use (another's production) without crediting the source
To commit literary theft
To present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

The Cypress College Library subscribes to a citation builder tool named NoodleBib. NoodleBib helps students create their list of citations (works cited/bibliography) into either the MLA or APA formatting style. NoodleBib prompts the user for the information for each citation necessary to create a works cited list and then creates a document ready to import into Word. See a reference librarian for the username and password to access NoodleBib.

The Cypress College Library has created useful handouts to help guide you through the different citation styles. The examples are specific to our library's holdings and databases.

MLA Short
MLA Long
APA
Chicago Style
Turabian

For more detailed information, refer to the full documentation manual in print (in the library) or on the web.

The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA) (6th ed.)
MLA web site: www.mla.org

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (5th ed.)
APA web site: www.apastyle.org

Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago) (15th ed.)
University of Chicago website: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.htmll

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian) (6th ed.)

To get started creating a works cited list, click here for "NoodleBib".

For further assistance or explanation, see a reference librarian.

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