• Remember to cite your source, when either quoting directly or paraphrasing. In other words, cite your source whenever you present an idea that isn't your own.
• Websites must be cited in your notes/bibliography, too; if you cut and paste - or paraphrase - from a website, cite the webpage.
• When in doubt, cite your source.
• Remember to include a context for each quotation/paraphrase. Who said it? Why does it matter? How does this support or contradict the argument you're making?
• Be careful! Don't plagiarize! Take the How to Recognize Plagiarism Tutorial.

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Evaluating Resources (Univ. of California Berkeley) - Covers scholarly vs. popular publications, primary vs secondary resources, authority, documentation.

Using Primary Sources on the Web: Evaluating Primary Source Websites (Instruction & Research Services Committee, Reference and User Service Association History Section, American Library Association)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. ref BF 76.7 .P83 2010 Neilson, Science

Alert: Errors in APA Style Manual, 6th edition.

• Usually located on the first page of an electronic journal article, near the copyright notice or near the author's address.
• May also be found in the Full Record Display of an article in a database, with the field labeled DOI.
• Use this format for DOI in your references: doi:xxxxxxxxxxx

• Check Cross-Ref DOI Lookup.
• If no DOI located, provide the journal home page Web address.

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