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Information Literacy for Undergrads

Advice and Best Practices to Insure Obtaining and Using the Best Resources Available.

Citing Sources in APA

Below are a few examples of APA citations. There are many situations that don't fit the formats listed below - for more help visit the APA website to learn about specific rules and tips.

Articles (Multiple Authors)

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article.

Name of the Periodical, volume(issue), #–#. https://doi.org/xxxx

Example

Albert, R., McKnight, A. G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Thoughts in literature: A review of literature that presents ethnic and racial representation in groups across Oregon.

Psychology of Popular Media Culture8(4), 210–217.

https://doi.org/10.8909/ppm0000345

Books (Multiple Authors)

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (6th ed.).

Publisher. DOI or URL

Example

Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst.

Penguin Books. 

Webpage on a Website 

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date Published). Title of the webpage.

Publisher of the Website. URL

Example

Kuzmich, F. D. (2019, April 1). Nursing mental health. OER Commons.

https://www.oercommonly.edu/authors/89037-nursing-mental-health/view

Newspaper Articles

Author, A. A., & Author B, B,. (Date Published). Title of news article.

Newspaper Publisher. URL

Example

Carey, B. (2019, March 22). Can we get better at forgetting? The New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/health/memory-forgetting-psychology.html 

Computer Generated Citation Machines

Note:Computer generated citation tools might not be always correct. Be familiar with your citation manual and look for errors.

Tutoring & Paper Writing Help in the Jenkins Center in Davis Library

Adam Hollingshead.

Adam Hollingshead at the Jenkins Academic Center on the Ground Floor of Davis Library.

The Jenkins Academic Center offers assistance with writing and citing: Much of which may be done online.

Email papers to  jenkinscenter@rio.edu

Rio's Statement of Academic Integrity

All persons are expected to present and represent their own original work and to fully and properly credit sources of information used in the preparation of their own original work.

Why Cite?

To avoid plagiarism, any information hat comes from another source, including books, journal articles, databases, or websites, must be cited according to the style guide specified by theinstructor.

Davis Library Resources

Writing Center Syle Help

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of presenting someone else's work and ideas off as your own.  If you use information from a source other then yourself and you don't give that source credit, then you are guilty of plagiarism.  This includes rewriting an idea in your own words, paraphrasing, quoting and many other things that you might do while writing an academic paper. 

Citing your sources is the key to avoiding plagairism. If you aren't sure if you need to cite a source, ask for help.  

When In Doubt: Cite It!

APA Style

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences.

MLA Style

The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is a system for documenting sources in scholarly writing.

Plagiarism Game

Goblin Threat Plagiarism Game from Lycoming College

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http://www.lycoming.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/plagiarismGame.aspx

Plagiarism Checkers

Plagiarism is the act of taking another individual's work and using it as your own. Anytime you paraphrase, summarize, or take words, phrases, or sentences from another individual's work, it is good idea to indicate the source of the information in your paper as an internal citation. It is not enough to just list the source in a bibliography at the end of your paper. Failing to properly quote, cite or acknowledge someone else's words or ideas with an internal citation is plagiarism. It is very important to give credit to an individual's work by citing the work. Plagiarism is violating the U.S. Copyright Law. Such a breach of the U.S. Copyright Law can result in a disciplinary action or legal action against an individual committing the offense.

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