LibGuides: Science: Keeping Track of & Citing Sources

What is Plagiarism?

The Sarah Lawrence College Student Handbook defines Plagiarism as

failure to properly cite sources
submitting under a student’s own name work that is not entirely theirs
falsification of information, data, or attributions
submitting the same work for more than one class, within the same or different semesters, without the express permission of all faculty involved

Want more information on types of plagiarism? Use our:

Academic Integrity & Avoiding Plagiarism Guide

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Cite Right by Charles Lipson
Call Number: REFERENCE PN171.F56 L55 2011
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 8th Ed. by Kate L. Turabian, Et al.
Call Number: RESERVE LB2369 .T8 2013
Writing with Sources by Gordon Harvey
Call Number: PE1478 .H37 1998

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Academic Writing
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Common Writing Assignments
These OWL resources review specific types of writing assignments, such as annotated bibliographies, essays, research papers, and more.

APA (American Psychological Association)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff

Citation Examples in APA

CSE Name-Year (Council of Science Editors)

Additional Citation Styles

Science Citation Style

Science Citation Style Instructions

Nature Citation Style (5.4 References)

American Chemical Society

The ACS Style Guide by American Chemical Society

ACS Guide through Williams College

Vancouver

AMA (American Medical Association)

AMA Manual of Style

Chicago

The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)

MLA (Modern Language Association)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi; Modern Language Association of America Staff

Purdue Owl MLA
MLA Style Center - Works Cited: Quick Guide Learn how to use the MLA practice template to create entries in the list of works cited.
MLA Style Center - Optional Elements: A Primer Works-cited-list entries in MLA style are based on the template of core elements. Sometimes, however, you may want or need to give your reader additional information about the source you’re documenting. You can do so by adding optional-element slots to the template. This post expands on the advice given in the MLA Handbook (50–53) and explains how and when to use the optional-element slot. Optional-element slots are almost always inserted after the author-title unit or at the end of an entry. Since information in works-cited-list entries points back to what precedes, where you place it will depend on whether it pertains to the entire work or just to one element in the entry.
Commonly Cited MLA Examples through Fairfield University

Keeping Track of Research

When conducting research it is always important to keep track of the searches you are performing and the sources you have found. In addition to this you will want to cite your sources in your work.

Learn how to track your searches:

Some databases, like General Science Full Text and others, allow you to view and save your search histories.

To save a search in General Science Full Text click on the Recent Searches option after you run your search(es):

You will be taken to a page where you can select how to save the search(es).