When to cite web 2015
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Cite your sources! Why? Citations refer readers to your original source(s) Provide evidence for your conclusions Prove you aren’t plagiarizing! When? Cite any ideas not your own When in doubt, CITE! How? Use citation managers to organize your sources Follow formats in appropriate style guides
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Cite your sources!
Why?
Citations refer readers to your original source(s)
Provide evidence for your conclusions
Prove you aren’t plagiarizing!
When?
Cite any ideas not your own
When in doubt, CITE!
How?
Use citation managers to organize your sources
Follow formats in appropriate style guides
To cite or not to cite?
A recent study concluded the global temperature has increased .6 degrees C in the past 100 years.
Adapted from: “What do you know about plagiarism and how to avoid it?” IRIS 4-2. http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/quiz/plagiarism_quiz_home.php Published by Clark College Libraries. Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0
To cite or not to cite?
A recent study concluded the global temperature has increased .6 degrees C in the past 100 years.
Adapted from: “What do you know about plagiarism and how to avoid it?” IRIS 4-2. http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/quiz/plagiarism_quiz_home.php Published by Clark College Libraries. Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0
Include the author and year of the study so your readers can find it for themselves in your reference list. “A recent study concluded the global temperature has increased .6 degrees C in the past 100 years (Barton & Watkins, 2007).”
To cite or not to cite?
It's my opinion that people remain dependent on petroleum because most of us are unwilling to change our habits and our way of life.
Adapted from: “What do you know about plagiarism and how to avoid it?” IRIS 4-2. http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/quiz/plagiarism_quiz_home.php Published by Clark College Libraries. Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0
To cite or not to cite?
It's my opinion that people remain dependent on petroleum because most of us are unwilling to change our habits and our way of life.
Adapted from: “What do you know about plagiarism and how to avoid it?” IRIS 4-2. http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/quiz/plagiarism_quiz_home.php Published by Clark College Libraries. Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0
You do not have to cite your own opinions
To cite or not to cite?
According to Nagel, online citation managers are often flawed, and it’s important to refer to your style manual for citation help.
To cite or not to cite?
According to Nagel, online citation managers are often flawed, and it’s important to refer to your style manual for citation help.
You must always cite the ideas of others. For example, “According to Nagel (2015), online citation managers are often flawed…”
To cite or not to cite?
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia
To cite or not to cite?
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia
You do not have to cite facts considered to be common knowledge
To cite or not to cite?
It is the policy of Clayton State University that “no student will represent the work of others as his or her own.”
To cite or not to cite?
It is the policy of Clayton State University that “no student will represent the work of others as his or her own.”
You must always cite direct quotations.
Citation information for books
Don’t forget the page number!
Citation information for articles
Don’t forget the page number!Record info for ALL sources
Citation information for websites
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/georgia-history-overview
Don’t use the source
Use whatever information is available
Ask a librarian to help you find it
What if I can’t find the citation information?
More info
Library Research LibGuide- Cite Information
http://clayton.libguides.com/research/cite
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
EasyBib Citation Guides
http://content.easybib.com/
