Citing+Your+Sources

You must credit the author if you use his/her ideas when you are doing research. If you copy text without crediting the author, it is PLAGIARISM and is **against** the law.
 * Citing Your Sources **
 * Why? **

**Info About How to Cite Sources** There are several ways to give the author credit.
 * Put quotation marks around a direct quote that was copied.
 * Use footnotes at the bottom of a page.
 * Make a //**Bibliography**// page that lists the souces you use.

You must record information about the source such as the author, title, publisher or web address depending on what you are using. Click on this link to download an organizer to help you get the needed information.
 * Getting the Source Information **


 * Books and Encyclopedias: ** [[file:BIBLIOGRAPHY CHART Print updated November 2006.doc]] **Online Sources:** [[file:Bibliography ONLINE DATABASES March 2007.doc]]

Most teachers ask for the MLA format as shown below.
 * Examples of Citation Formats in a Bibliography **

**Book**  Smith, John, __ Bigfoot __, New York: Scholastic Books, 2008

** Encyclopedia **  “ John Adams,” World Book Encyclopedia. 2010.

** Web Site ** "Bigfoot: The facts," The Bigfoot Foundation; 2006 [|www.bigfoot.com] [Old Mill South Library.] 14 May 2010

** Online Database ** Jeremy Laurance. "Diabetes May Cause First Fall in Life Expectancy for 200 Years." The Independent (London, England) 20 Oct 2008: 4. //SIRS Researcher.// Web. 10 December 2009.

**Creating a Bibliography (Source List)** There are several ways to create a source list.
 * Write or type it out in the correct format. (See above.)
 * Use a website that like EasyBib or Citation Machine, that will create source citations one by one for you to copy or print.
 * Create one using Microsoft Word 2007 and print it out.
 * Microsoft Word 2007 Bibliography Help Sheet:** [[file:Bibliographies using MS Word 2007.docx]]

**NEHS Citing Sources** **Creating a Bibliography (List of Sources)** There are several ways to create a source list.
 * Write or type it out in the correct format. (See samples.)
 * Use a website that like EasyBib or Citation Machine, that will create source citations one by one for you to copy or print.
 * Use the Easybib app available in the Google Play Store or Itunes for even more options..
 * Create one using Microsoft Word 2007/2010 and print it out.
 * Microsoft Word 2007/2010 Bibliography Help Sheet:[[file:Bibliographies using MS Word 2007.docx]]**

**Citing Sources** MLA Quick Guidefrom Easybib MLA Web Rulesfrom Easybib

APA Quick Guidefrom Easybib APA Web Rules from Easybib