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Student Athletes: Citing Sources

Why is it important to cite your sources?

REMEMBER:

√  Everything written is someone's intellectual property.

√  You must give credit to the owner.

√  You may paraphrase, summarize or quote directly.

√  Photographs, charts, illustrations are all copyrighted materials.

√  Websites are copyright protected too.

Plagiarism:  Take and use as one's own (the thoughts, writings, inventions, etc., of another person) improperly without acknowledgement; pass of the thoughts, work, etc., of another person as one's own.

APA Online resources

APA Formatting and Style Guide
Covers all aspects of APA formatting (6th ed.), including the paper itself and references. From The Writing Lab and The Owl at Purdue University.
APA Cheat Sheet
A helpful PDF document that summarizes how to cite using APA style. From Kent State University.
Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style
Use this list of common questions about references, punctuation, grammar, and style to get official answers directly from the American Psychological Association itself. For help with specific citation examples, use one of the other sites.

MLA Online Resources

MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide  
Covers all aspects of MLA formatting (7th ed.), including the paper itself and references. From The Writing Lab and The Owl at Purdue University.
MLA Documentation
Covers MLA formatting (7th ed.) of citations and works cited list. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Frequently Asked Questions about the MLA Handbook
A few guidelines directly from the Modern Language Association about their style. For more detailed information, consult one of the other sites.

Citation Managers

  • RefWorks  
    Easy way to generate and save lists of resources.
  • EasyBib  
    MLA is free. APA and Chicago/Turabian are subscription. Formats being used are MLA 7th ed, APA 5th ed., Chicago 15th ed., Turabian 7th ed.
  • KnightCite   
    MLA, APA, Chicago. KnightCite was updating to MLA 7th.
  • NoodleBib Express - you must choose NoodleBib Express from list.  
    MLA, APA. Free for quick citations.

  RefWorks

What is RefWorks?

 

RefWorks is an online tool that helps you conduct research and compose research papers. RefWorks functions with Microsoft Word and other word processors to create footnotes, citations and a bibliography for your paper, formatted into the correct style (MLA, APA, Chicago Style, etc.). In addition, RefWorks allows you to save and organize your citations as you do research. Each reference can be extensively annotated to make the writing process easier.  

To get started with RefWorks, go to https://erau.libguides.com/databases 

from any computer. Select the RefWorks link. You will need to set up an account for yourself by clicking on "Sign up for an Individual Account." 

How can I learn to use RefWorks?

 RefWorks tutorial

https://www.refworks.com/tutorial