Copyright and Intellectual Property: Plagiarism

PCC Resources

Beginner's Guide to MLA (PDF)
Quick Reference Guide to MLA (PDF)
Gale Literary Criticism Series citation guide (PDF)
Examples of MLA Parenthetical Documentation (web)

Other Online Guides

MLA Guide from OWL at Purdue University
MLA Guide from Diana Hacker

Sample Papers

Sample MLA paper from OWL (PDF)
Sample MLA paper from Diana Hacker (PDF)

Video Tutorials

MLA Quick Tips on Formatting and Citing a Book
MLA Citing a Book

PCC Resources

Beginner's Guide to APA (PDF)
Quick Reference Guide to APA (PDF)

Other Online Guides

APA Guide from OWL at Purdue University
APA Guide from Diana Hacker

Sample Papers

Sample APA paper from OWL (PDF)
Sample APA paper from Diana Hacker (PDF)

Find even more information in the

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
ISBN: 9781433805615
Downtown, Northwest, West

From Diana Hacker site

Citing a source is important for many reasons. Four of the main reasons are:

• It shows the reader that you did your research well by citing reliable and credible sources
• A scholar gives credit to others who did research by acknowledging their ideas
• To avoid plagiarism, you should cite words or ideas that are not your own; use quotes is you are copying words or ideas exactly, but also cite if  you paraphrased their words and ideas
• It allows others who read your research to find the sources you used;  give complete and full citations in your paper or presentation with in text citations, followed by a Works Cited (MLA), Reference (APA), or Bibliography (Chicago) section.

And remember, you don't just cite your source in papers, but also in oral presentations!

Here is a tutorial on:  How to Avoid Plagiarism; click on the first section to watch the entire tutorial, or click on each section to watch individually.

Used with permission from the Paul Robeson Library, Reference Department, Rutgers University.

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