Info Lit Tutorial: Session 5 Understanding Guidelines Related to Information Access and Copyright - How to use style manuals to create a bibliography. - How to avoid plagiarism Bibliography A bibliography, or reference, is a list of source materials that is used in the preparation of a research paper. It is a required component of a research paper. Ideas that are not your own must be clearly acknowledged in order to avoid plagiarism. A bibliography needs to follow a specific format or style. Go to Top Style Manuals Style manuals are comprehensive information on writing technique and conducting research. APA is usually recommended for academic discipline within the social sciences. MLA is usually recommended for humanities studies. There are other style manuals that may be suggested by professors. These manuals are available in the library reference area. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 5th Ed. Call number: Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th Ed. Call number: Ref. LB 2369 .G53 2003. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations (Turabian) 7th Ed. Call number: Ref. LB2369 .T8 2007. Go to Top Citation Guides A citation is a reference to an item from which a quotation or information was taken and is included in the bibliography of a research paper. It includes enough information to locate the original item. For example: a book citation would include author, title, place of publication, publisher and date of publication. When to cite ? -- "It is never wrong to cite your sources".* -- Quotes and ideas that are not your own must be cited to avoid plagiarism. How to cite? APA & MLA Style Citation Guides Selected Links to Citation Guides Go to Top Plagiarism What is plagiarism? --To PLAGIARIZE is to "steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own without crediting the source; present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source."* How to avoid plagiarism? -- Links to good web tutorials: 1. Carlos and Eddie's Guide to BRUIN SUCCESS with LESS STRESS - by UCLA Library. 2. How to Recognize and Avoid Plagiarism - by the School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington. Go to Top Self-test After completing the session, a self-test is necessary to assess what you have learned. Info Lit Tutorial Session 5: Quiz Go to Top * Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1989, 898. NEXT  BACK

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