Citation Generators and Guidelines,

 

Cite a Source: How and Why You Should Do It video

 

Copyright Guidelines for Students Link

 

Research Tips from Kent State University

 

What is copyright and why must I cite (quote and document) my sources?  "Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to authors of "original works of authorship." including literacy, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.  This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.  Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to use or reproduce works" for a complete pdf please click on the follow link  U.S Copyright Office.

 

Free Citation Generators - Bibme (fully automatic bibliography maker), Citation Machine (interactive generator - APA or MLA), Easy Bib (APA or MLA), OttoBib, OWL (Purdue - APA) Style Wizard

 

Plagiarism (unauthorized use of language or thoughs) - Plagiarism Checker, Turnitin.com, Plagiarismdot.org.

 

Teachers Guidelines based on copyright law and fair use - Stamford University http://fairuse.standford.edu/ Jefferson Public Schools

 

U.S. Copyright Office - http://www.copyright.gov

 

 

MLA General Guidelines

 

(Reverse indent the second line of your citation.  This website is unable to display indents)

Books:

 

Author surname, Author first name. Complete title of Book (italicized or underlined).  Name of editor.  Series.  Edition if other then the first.  Place: Publisher, date of publication. Print

 

Magazines or Journals:

 

Author's surname, Author's first name.  Full title of article (in quotation marks).  Name of magazine (italicized or underlined).  Date of publication.  Volume number.  Page numbers (without "p." abbreviation).

 

Web Page (Include pictures and graphics):

 

Author's surname, Author's first name.  Full title of the page or document.  Title of site or larger work.  Date of electronic publication, last update of posting.  Name of association (if any), date of download.  URL http://address/filename

 

For more information consult the following sites for more citation examples.  Hacker & Fister's Research and Documentation Online.

 

For More Information Check Out these Websites!

 

• 10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained

• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

• Copyright for Teachers and School Librarians

• Copyright Website

• Creative Commons Licenses

• K-12 Copyright Law: A Primer for Teachers

• Plagiarism.org Learning Center

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

• Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright (Library of Congress)

 

Teaching Copyright from the Electronic Frontier Foundation

 

 

Created on 12/13/2013 - Last updated on 12/13/2013