Works Cited and Plagiarism

“If there is no dull and determined effort,

there will be no brilliant achievement.”

-Hsun-tzu

What is …

Works Cited?

A list of sources (books, websites, or people) you copied from, quoted, or used in your essay or other work.

Sometimes called a bibliography or reference list.

Plagiarism?

Copying, using, or quoting another person’s ideas or expressions as your own.

MLA (Modern Language Association) &

APA (American Psychological Association)

Citation Style Guides

Citation Style is the way your works cited page, in-text quotes, and even your title page is laid out. Spaces, indents, and brackets matter!

University of Purdue’s Online Writing Lab

Printed MLA and APA reference sources located in the library and available for student use.

Please Note: Citation Machine is not able to format bibliographic citations. Therefore, students are required to use a word processor to indent and double space lines.

Diana Hacker and Barbara Fister

Gustavus Adolphus College

Seneca College Research Help

Citation Machine

Notre Dame students use APA or MLA citation style, most often. Chicago style is also used, occasionally. Please check with your instructor to make sure you are using the right one.

Make sure any information you take, use, or quote from a source is properly cited to avoid plagiarism and academic penalty.

Plagiarism is academic theft.  It is using someone else's words, ideas or research data, and presenting them as your own. 

Plagiarism is cheating and is a serious offense.

Students must always acknowledge, document, and cite the sources they have used. 

Whenever in doubt, consult your teacher.

You Quote It, You Note It Tutorial
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism