Research Guides: WRPR 119 Brown v. Board at 70: Unfulfilled Promises & Unfinished Activisms for Education Equity : Citations and Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism

Understanding Plagiarism

The video below explains how to identify and avoid plagiarism. It provides examples, which demonstrate how to integrate source material appropriately in your writing without plagiarizing.

Avoiding Plagiarism (Tutorial)

Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial (Tutorial)
This tutorial covers topics like - What Is Plagiarism? - Types of Plagiarism -Plagiarism is Serious! - The Consequences of Plagiarism - How to Avoid Plagiarism - Common Knowledge & Plagiarism - Paraphrasing & Plagiarism - Summarizing & Plagiarism - Note-Taking & Plagiarism - Checking Your Understanding of Plagiarism

How to Cite

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America

Purdue Owl's Guide to MLA Formatting and Style, 8th edition
Chicago Manual of Style Online
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ISBN: 9780226287058
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
This 2017 edition of the handbook provides guidance on documenting sources and on writing style. It also includes instructions and examples for citing online publications and websites.

Citation Managers

Zotero: The Tri-College Libraries recommend Zotero, a free online app that can format your bibliography, keep your citations organized, and even save your articles in the cloud so you can access them later from the library, home, or a cafe.

The Tri-College Guide to Zotero is here

EndNote Web: The Tri-Colleges provide free access to EndNote Web.

The Tri-College Guide to EndNote Web is here.