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When you are preparing a thesis, the subject of citation becomes more relevant. Given the greater extension of a thesis, you should take extra care to make sure you are providing proper citations for all the sources you reference. Try to keep your ideas and sources as organized as possible from the very beginning of your research process.
We should take account of the issue of plagiarism here. Plagiarism can very well occur unintentionally, when a person omits citations by mistake. The chances of this occurring increase if your research and writing process becomes messy, or if you do not manage your time well and end up working in a rush. For this reason, try to document your research process as accurately as possible from the onset, and start writing with enough time. Besides reducing the danger of unintentional plagiarism, this will also help reduce the stress which can accompany the process of writing a thesis.
Citation Guides
Hege Library's Citation Guides provide ample information and resources on a wide variety of formats. You can access the Citation Guides at http://library.guilford.edu/citation/APA
Included below are some basic resources for MLA and APA citation, given that these are two of the most commonly used formats here at Guilford.
MLA Handbook by
The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. Works are published today in a dizzying range of formats. A book, for example, may be read in print, online, or as an e-book--or perhaps listened to in an audio version. On the Web, modes of publication are regularly invented, combined, and modified. Previous editions of the MLA Handbook provided separate instructions for each format, and additional instructions were required for new formats. In this groundbreaking new edition of its best-selling handbook, the MLA recommends instead one universal set of guidelines, which writers can apply to any type of source. Shorter and redesigned for easy use, the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list. More than just a new edition, this is a new MLA style.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th Ed by
Now completely revised and updated, the guide contains detailed information on using computers for research and writing and on citing electronic publications. Features include two-color printing, lie-flat binding, and a complete subject index.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by