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Guide to Citing Sources
The resources provided follow MLA 7th Edition. It is important that you understand the elements you need in order to create a citation. Using electronic citation resources, like the ones listed below, can be very useful, however it is necessary to know how to use them properly.
Plagiarism Interactive
Duke University - Plagiarism Tutorial
Indiana University - How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials and Tests
Creative Commons
http://search.creativecommons.org/
This tool allows you to share your work with “some rights reserved” instead of “all rights reserved.” It will also allow you to simplify your citations.
Example: See the Apple Picking image’ citation below:
Citation: Apple Picking 3 by ndrwfgg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndrwfgg/282363160/
Yes, that’s all you need!
