Referencing and Plagiarism Janna Graham October, 2010
How to Plagiarize Word for word Direct quotes Changing words in quotes Anything that is not your own idea
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Citations in a Paper Long and short quotations MLA and APA (Author, year, page) Cite author in text (year) then at end (page)
Endnotes and Footnotes CMS Unobtrusive Superscript in text and note with proper citation in assigned spot
Referencing Many different formats to referencing: MLA English and some humanities APA Education Ologies- psychology, sociology, criminology Sciences Chicago Histories and humanities
Referencing- APA Alphabetize by last name of first author/editor DO NOT number Know the difference between a Works Cited list and a Works Referenced list
Referencing- APA One author Wilde, G. J. S. (1994). Target risk: Dealing with the danger of death, disease, and damage in everyday decisions. Toronto: PDE. Two authors DuNann, D. W., & Kroger, S. M. (2004). More than two authors Sloan, F. A., Stout, E. M., & Laing, L. (2000). More than 6- list the six and et al.
Referencing- APA Article in a newspaper Walton, D. (2002, October 30). Police in Calgary make a big ecstasy bust. The Globe and Mail, p. A10. Book with an editor Schuller, R.A., & Ogloff, J. R. P. (Eds.). (2001). Introduction to psychology and law: Canadian perspectives. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Referencing- APA Nonperiodical web document Cain, A., & Burris, M. (1999, April). Investigation of the use of mobile phones while driving. Retrieved January 15, 2000, from
Reputable Sources Wikipedia=not reputable at all!!!!!!!! Primary documents Trustworthy Find the same information in other sources Peer reviewed to a degree ERIC etc.