When using the work of other people, always remember to
Avoid accidental plagiarism through proper citation methods.
Check out these useful sites for additional information:
Many databases or online sources (including many NSU Libraries databases, the NSU Libraries Discovery system, and Google Scholar) offer citation generators that will automatically generate a citation for you. Be aware when using any "cite" or "citation" feature and double-check the citation it gives you to ensure it is correct!
Compare the generated citation with the guidelines in the citation manual required by your instructor. (Make sure you are working from the same edition as what your instructor has specified.) Then check for accuracy as you export the generated citation into a citation management tool (e.g., Zotero, EndNote, RefWorks, etc.) or copy/paste it into a document.
It is important to have a working knowledge of the given citation style (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) to recognize glitches or mistakes that may occur when transferring information to a citation manager or another document.
As the author of your own work, it is your responsibility to ensure that all citations on the "References," "Works Cited," or "Bibliography" pages are correct. This also applied to your in-text citations.
Check to review your work, references, quotes, paraphrases, summarizations, citations, and formatting to ensure all components of the finished product follw the citation style requirements as assigned by your instructor.
The resources in this section are published by the American Psychological Association.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationThe following resources provide additional information about writing research papers and working with references using the APA (7th edition) style manual. When in doubt about what is acceptable in APA (7th edition) style, check with your instructor.
The resources in this section are published by the Modern Language Association (MLA).
The following resources provide additional information about writing research papers and working with references using the MLA (9th edition) style manual. When in doubt about what is acceptable in MLA (9th edition) style, check with your instructor.
In the links below you will find a variety of tutorials on citations as well as bibliographic management tools. Note: neither RefWorks nor EndNote software is provided by NSU.
