Marketing: Citing Sources & Plagiarism

How documentation works:

There are several specific styles of documentation, but all have the same idea: When you borrow another's information, you explicitly say in your paper what is borrowed and where it is from.

• Turabian Documentation Style Guide used primarily by history and other social science disciplines, as well as humanities and by individuals who just need a good documentation style for their paper and no other style has been required.
• MLA (Modern Language Association) Documentation style, used primarily by those in literary studies, as well as some of the humanities. Uses parenthetical in-text citations and bibliography (Works Cited Page) at end of paper.
• APA (American Psychological Association) Documentation style, used by scholars in psychology, nursing, and various social science fields. Uses parenthetical in-text citations and a bibliography (Reference List) at end of paper.

Web sites that can assist you in creating a citation in the proper format for Turabian, MLA, and APA are:

• Citing electronic resources in Turabian style -- with more electronic resources being used for research, this guide will assist you in citing electronic resources.
• KnightCite Citation Service -- this site allows you to fill in a form that creates a citation for you in Turabian, MLA or APA. It's not magic though. You still have to know the elements of a citation and fill in additional information in order for it to produce correct citations.
• Chegg Writing Citation Generator - free online citation tool that creates quick citations with easy-to-use generator. Cite your sources in a variety of writing styles including MLA, APA, and Chicago.

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Why is it necessary to show where words and ideas of others are used in your writing?  

When you use information from other authors in your writing, you must be honest about revealing your sources. To do this, various formal methods of acknowledging where you gathered information have been developed. These methods are called "documentation." 

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Citing Sources & Plagiarism