CitationGuide

Citation Guide When you quote or paraphrase from a source and use. ..
 * **someone's words**,
 * **someone's ideas or opinions**,
 * **facts that are not common knowledge**,
 * **images or pictures (and under some circumstances, audio or video)**

. . . in research papers or presentations, you //must// cite the source--in other words, give credit where credit is due. You cite to give credit to the works and ideas of others, and to avoid plagiarism.

All of the sources from which you use or quote information in a research paper or presentation are listed on a Works Cited page which appears at the end of your paper.

The following guide includes **citation examples** for the variety of types of resources you may use for your research. The examples are from the the //MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition// (2009) as well as books and online databases available to Conestoga students and staff. Check [|Destiny]and the **CHS Research Databases** on [|Stoga.net] for these resources.

Click on the row heading to see the citation examples for each type.**
 * Find your resource type by checking the chart below.

Books -- Book by one author, Book by more than one author, Book with editor, Anthology, Anthology article, Multivolume work, Encyclopedia article, Dictionary entry

Periodicals (Magazines, Newspapers) -- Magazine article, Newspaper article, Movie review, Book review

Online Databases, Websites -- Literature Resource Center (Gale), Gale Virtual Reference Library, Biography Resource Center, EBSCO article, General Reference Gold, SIRS, Facts.com, The __CQ__ databases, Online encyclopedia article, Website, Magazine (online)

Other Sources -- Legal source, Videorecording/DVD, Painting/sculpture/photographs on the Web, Interviews (researcher conducted, publisher recorded, or television/radio) 


 * __Note:__** The examples discussed in this Citation Guide refer to the **MLA** style of citation (as set forth in the //MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition// (2009)). If you are already familiar with the previous //Sixth Edition// of MLA and want to know **what is new for 2009**, check out [|The Owl at Purdue's MLA Update 2009]

There are other styles of citation, including **APA** (helpful guide for APA from Purdue [|here]), which your teachers may require you to use. Ask your teacher which style he or she requires for citation if you are not sure.

'Stoga Library recommends ** NoodleTools **, found in the **CHS Research Databases** on [|Stoga.net], to help you with your citations and to build a bibliography or Works Cited page.