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Cite Your Sources

NOTE: Mohawk College recently re-wrote its Academic Honesty policy. Know your rights and responsibilities.

RefWorks

Format your bibliography and track your research with a click. RefWorks is an online research  management, writing and collaboration tool -- is designed to generate citations and bibliographies in seconds. It also helps gather, manage, store, and share all types of research information.

To access RefWorks you will need to log in with your MoCoMotion username and password. You will also need your individual RefWorks login to access your personal account and citations.

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RefWorks Help

From RefWorks
Use the TOOLS and HELP tabs once you have set up your account to link to great help from RefWorks.

From Mohawk
Access these tip sheets to help you with Mohawk's customized features:

Using the RefGrab-It tool to cite websites. You add this button to your toolbar to capture citation information from websites. NOTE: This works if you have access to your own personal computer, but not on Mohawk computers (the college's are wiped after each log out).

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Library @ Mohawk's APA Guide  

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Library @ Mohawk's MLA Guide

Modern Languages Association (MLA) launched a new edition (7th) of its citation handbook in summer 2009. There are many significant changes. As Mohawk College almost exclusively uses APA citation style, the Library did not update our MLA help sheets. Please consult the new MLA handbook for assistance with this style (Ref LB2369 .M53 2009) or the following guide:

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Additional Guides & Tutorials

Long Island University's Citation Information
Colour coding highlights the similarities among citation styles and the common elements you need to look for in your source

UCLA's Success With Less Stress
Five modules with a retro 50s design walk you through the research process. There are built in quizzes along the way and current cases underlining the perils of plagiarism.

OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Purdue's Online Writing Lab offers APA and MLA help plus general research tips.

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Academic Integrity

Academic Honesty Policy
This policy protects academic integrity and the rights of all students. It clearly outlines dishonest academic practices, and the penalties to be imposed for such behaviour.

You Quote It, You Note It!
An interactive plagiarism tutorial from Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University. Includes information about what, when and how to cite sources and the difference between quoting and paraphrasing.

Turnitin.com
You may be asked by your instructor to submit your paper to Turnitin. Learn what it's all about. VAIL (Virtual Academic

Integrity Laboratory)
Four 5 minute modules provide tips and strategies to avoid plagiarism; document sources; and understand academic integrity policies.

UCSC's Net Trail
The last 5 minute module, Info Ethics, highlights what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. There's an optional quiz to cement understanding.

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Turnitin

Turnitin's Originality Checking helps you proof your written work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against Turnitin's huge database of information from journal articles, paper mills, and work previously submitted through Turnitin. The Originality Report highlights matches between your paper and other sources, flagging passages that require better paraphrasing or referencing.

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