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Plagiarism

Plagiarism will be defined, specific examples will be revealed, and steps on how to avoid violation of the plagiarism policy is the content of this guide.

APA Style Guides

6th Edition of APA

Please be sure if you are using computer citation generators (like MS Word (tm) Reference, End Note, Citation Works, etc.) or other tip sheets and tutorials, that you need to review your finished product for 6th edition changes.

Web Sites about Writing

Sources on How to Write

Here are some other good sources on how to write. These resources are located in the reference collection on the main level or upstairs in the stacks.

MLA Style Guides

MLA Style Examples

How to cite a book with two or more authors:

Roland, Oliver, George P. Manning, and Claude S. Sanders. Discourse Studies.

New York: Pantheon, 2000.

>How to cite a journal article:

Denning, Peter J. “Business Designs for the New University.” Educom Review

31.6 (1996).

How to cite a full-text journal article from a library database:

Youakim, Sami. “Work-Related Asthma.” American Family Physician

64 (2001): 1839-52. Health Reference Center Academic. InfoTrac.

WU Mabee Library. 12 Jan. 2009 .

How to cite a Web page:

Latner, Richard B. "Crisis at Fort Sumter." 1996. Tulane University.

4 Feb. 2009 .

Books on MLA Style

Citation Generators

There are many Internet tools which can guide you through the correct way to cite your sources. Check out some of the ones listed here.