LibGuides: PPS 210: PPS Scholars, Practices and Narratives: Cite Sources

Avoiding Plagiarism

Guilford defines plagiarism broadly as presenting the interpretations, wording, images or original conceptions of others as one’s own without appropriate acknowledgment. Individual faculty members determine what constitutes “appropriate acknowledgment” within the context of their courses, either by specifically stating requirements or by acknowledging the standard practice within a given discipline. The charge of plagiarism applies to any and all academic work whether done inside or outside of the classroom and whether submitted as a rough draft or a final product (Guilford College Academic Honor Code, Office of the Academic Dean).

The resources below instruct your use of others' work and ideas:

E-Book: The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagarism by Colin Neville
ISBN: 9780335241040
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
This excellent new edition of The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism will continue to demystify the referencing process and provide essential guidance on making sure you are not committing plagiarism.

Purdue OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism (Website)
The Purdue Online Writing Lab provides excellent resources on avoiding plagiarism.
Avoiding Plagiarism - Video Tutorials from Atomic Learning
This online training workshop will teach you what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. You may need to log in using your Guilford network username and password to view these tutorials.
Guilford College Honor Code
To foster individual responsibility, Guilford College subscribes to the principles of an honor system and encourages a mature understanding and acceptance of the code. Read more about the College's honor code on the webpage of the Office of the Academic Dean.
Guilford College Honor Code Adjudication
Read more about the process of honor code adjudication at Guilford College.

When Should I Cite?

You should include a citation if you:

1. Use a direct quote

2. Summarize an outside source

3. Paraphrase an idea, quote, or passage from someone else

If you are unsure about whether you need to cite, go ahead and do it. Better safe than sorry when it comes to avoiding plagiarism.

APA Citation

APA Guide - Purdue OWL
An excellent writing and citation resource from Purdue University, The Online Writing Lab's guide to APA citation is based directly on the APA Handbook, and breaks down citation by source types.
CitationFox for APA - University at Albany, SUNY
Provides examples of citations for many source types. The branching selection makes it easy to find your source, from blogs and online video clips to library databases and government documents.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2010 - 2 copies
ISBN: 9781433805592
Publication Date: 2009-07-15

Citing Images - Basics

According to Purdue Owl (Links to an external site.), a web-based citation source used by students and researchers across the globe, you need to cite things that fit any of the following descriptions:

Words or ideas presented in a magazine, book, newspaper, song, TV program, movie, Web page, computer program, letter, advertisement, or any other medium
Information you gain through interviewing or conversing with another person, face to face, over the phone, or in writing
When you copy the exact words or a unique phrase
When you reprint any diagrams, illustrations, charts, pictures, or other visual materials
When you reuse or repost any electronically-available media, including images, audio, video, or other media

Many people believe that they do not need to cite Creative Commons works, and this is false. Any work that you use must be cited, and this includes media.

Specific rules about citing different types of media differ depending on the citation style that you are using. MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE, and ASA all have different ideas about how media should be cited. You can find copies of all of these style manuals at the research desk, located in Hege Library on the main level.

Web-based guides for citing media:

Creative Commons image citations can be challenging for many people, because it isn't always clear exactly who the image was produced by. Use this guide (Links to an external site.) to help you decide how best to cite these images.

If you have questions about citations, feel free to email sandersrc@guilford.edu for more information.