Research 101 at the Davenport Public Library: Citation and Writing

These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style.

The following overview should help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA eighth edition, including how to format the Works Cited page and in-text citations.

Plagiarism is using someone else’s ideas or words without giving them proper credit. Plagiarism can range from unintentional (forgetting to include a source in a bibliography) to intentional (buying a paper online, using another writer’s ideas as your own to make your work sound smarter). Beginning writers and expert writers alike can all plagiarize. Understand that plagiarism is a serious charge in academia, but also in professional settings.