14 Getting Help with Citations
As a college student, you will find yourself tasked with many assignments that require an understanding of citations. While citations may seem daunting at first, there are several resources available to help you master this important skill.
- The librarians at Noel Memorial Library are available to assist you in learning how to properly cite sources in any citation style. Visit the Research Services desk, schedule an appointment with Book-A-Librarian, or try out our Chat with a Librarian service to get help. Citation style manuals are also available on the first floor of the library.
- Check out the library’s Citing Sources and Plagiarism guide for resources and examples related to APA Style, MLA Style, and Chicago Style.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab is a long-running resource for assistance with citations and writing. The website offers detailed examples for citing in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.
- Each of the three style manuals discussed in this chapter also provides online resources. Visit https://apastyle.apa.org/ for assistance with APA Style, https://style.mla.org/ for help with MLA Style, or https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/ for assistance with Chicago Style.
Module Four Recap
Let’s recap what you have learned in Module 4.
Key Takeaways
- Visit Noel Memorial Library for assistance with citations or to review a citation style manual.
- There are a lot of resources online for help with citations. Purdue OWL and the corresponding website for each citation style are some of the most reputable. Cite anything that you borrow other than common knowledge.
- Use a citation style consistently and follow its rules precisely.
- Clearly distinguish between your ideas and those from others by putting citations in the appropriate places.
- Examples of plagiarism include:
- Not citing your sources at all
- Only citing some of your sources
- Putting citation information only in the list of sources
- Putting citation information only in your writeup, but not in the list of sources
- Putting a citation in the wrong spot
Congratulations, you have finished Module Four.
