Here you will find all the tools you need to cite your sources properly including MLA (Modern Language Association) standards, information on avoiding plagarism, and a link to RefWorks, which allows you to create a personalized bibliographic database.
UMD Academic Regulations and Procedures - Read this passage from your student handbook!
Avoiding Plagiarism - OWL Guide from Purdue - This emphasizes when to give credit to sources and offers safe practices to follow.
We have both the MLA and APA Handbooks at the Reference Desk.
Please contact me for assistance on tricky citations!
OWL at Purdue (MLA) - This comprehensive guide for the 7th edition gives you several examples to help you format your citations.
OWL at Purdue (APA) - Find help with APA citation questions here.
FAQs about MLA - This page is from the Modern Language Association to help you answer some questions about using MLA.
FAQs about APA - This page is from the American Psychological Association to help you answer some questions about using APA.
RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. You can use these references in writing your papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography when you are ready.
You must create a personal account from a computer on the UMass Dartmouth campus network or login via the Library's proxy server if you are off-campus, but after that, the program can be used from any Internet connected computer.
