Topic 7

Citing Sources

Any words, images or ideas used in a work that you do not create yourself must be cited. Citing information sources acknowledges the origin of the work and intellectual property of the original author. It also gives credibility to your work by showing your research.

All students should be citing sources on their Moodle. Here are some resources that are easy use:

EasyBib - an easy site for citing MLA format; select one of 50 sources, populate given fields, click create citation and the citation is automatically generated.

Citation Machine - MLA, APA format generators

APA Style – more resources to help with APA style