Avoiding Plagiariarism and using MLA Citation

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM How to use MLA Style Guidelines to Cite Your Sources Created by: Jill Robinson Learning Resource Center ITT Technical Institute Morrisville, NC January 2009 Updated by: Jennifer Joyner and Sarah Jenkins Learning Resource Center ITT Technical Institute Morrisville, NC September 2009

Plagiarism can come in many forms… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

To cite or not to cite? Take the Quiz: www.infolit4techstudents.pbwiki.com/Citation-Quiz ,[object Object],[object Object],Use a set of style guidelines, such as those offered by the MLA (Modern Language Association) to correctly cite your sources. This presentation offers advice on writing using MLA Style.

STEP 1: Integrating Outside Sources into your Work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

STEP 2a: Pause to give credit to the original author ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2b: Creating In-Text Citations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Direct quotations : Put quotation marks around the quoted text. After the direct quote, enter a single space, then the author’s last name, the year, and page number in parentheses. Indirect quotations : After a summary or paraphrase, it is not necessary to include the page number in the in-text citation.

STEP 3: Creating a “Works Cited” List ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Citing Websites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Online (electronic) or Print? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MLA Works Cited Sample Page http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/14

Resources in the LRC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Online Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The following online resources provide instructions on how to form in-text citations and a list of References.

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