Bibliographies+and+Plagiarism

Want to be expelled for plagiarizing? I didn't think so. Use the following links to learn how to avoid plagiarism and format citations correctly.

[|Plagiarism] is intentionally or unintentionally using the creations of others as your own. Examples of plagiarism include:
 * copying and pasting from a website to your document without proper documentation
 * buying a paper online or copying from friend
 * not using your own words or voice when paraphrasing
 * not using in-text (parenthetical) citations properly
 * not having a works cited entry that corresponds with an in-text citation

[|To use information] from your sources in your papers (and [|avoid plagiarism]) you can:
 * **[|Paraphrase]** : Rewriting the main ideas in your own words and using your own voice. **Example**: Drinking Caffeine Free Diet Coke can save you 3000 grams of fat per year (Raffa 35).
 * **Summarize**: Rewriting the main ideas of a larger work in your own words and using your own voice. **Example**: Throughout his work, Rupertus argues that wearing competing colors and patterns makes organic unity easier to achieve.
 * **Direct quotes**

Regardless of whether you paraphrase, summarize or directly quote you must use an in-text citation (aka Parenthetical citation).
 * In-text (parenthetical) citations are found in the body of your paper.
 * They quickly show the reader that these ideas are not your own.
 * They also show where you used the information gathered from your sources.
 * In-text (parenthetical) citations point to the full source in your bibliography.

[|Style Guides]
 * Style guides explain how your paper should be formatted (headers, title page, margins)
 * Style guides explain how your in-text citations and bibliography should be formatted.
 * The two styles you should be familiar with are MLA and APA.

[|MLA Style]
 * Modern Language Association
 * Used mainly for the Humanities (english and history)
 * SJP [|MLA Style Guide]
 * Author based

[|APA Style]
 * American Psychological Association
 * Used mainly for the Social Sciences and Sciences
 * Date (numerical) based

Bibliographies (Works Cited)
 * Arranged alphabetically by author's last name.
 * If no author, start with next piece of information.
 * Must list all sources used in-text. For every in-text citation you need a corresponding Works Cited entry.
 * Use hanging indentation format. Indent the second line of an entry and all other lines half an inch or 5 spaces (in MS Word Format > Paragraph > Indentation > Hanging).
 * All parts of a research paper should be double-spaced, including your list of works cited. Double space between and within entries.
 * Either underlining or italics are acceptable for indicating titles.