1	Do you have to write a research paper or an essay? Did you know that your paper has to be written in a particular format?
2	In your research, you will consult many different types of sources
3	What is the difference between a Bibliography and a Works Cited page?
4	In-Text Citations
5	Why do you need to do in-text citations? The purpose of in text referencing is to show where a specific piece of information comes from such as a quote, a statistic or an argument.
6	What happens if you do not cite your sources? This is called PLAGIARISM
7	When is it really Plagiarism? Try to answer these questions:
8	"I can state that Israel..." I can state that Israel was founded in 1948 without citing it because it’s considered common knowledge.
9	"I used ideas from an..." I used ideas from an article I read throughout an entire paper, so I only need to put a reference at the END of the paper.
10	"It is impossible for my..." It is impossible for my teacher to find something that I have taken from the Web or a database and used as my own work.
11	Plagiarism is: Presenting the ideas of others as your own Using part or whole of another’s work without crediting the source Passing in your own old work as newly created work (i.e., a paper from last year) Passing in the exact same paper to two different courses without explicit permission from both instructors
12	So…how do we avoid plagiarism? It’s simple……
13	How do I begin? Keep track of all of your sources. Make sure you cite every borrowed idea or text. As you draft, give credit when using: 1. Others’ concepts or opinions 2. Quotes from others’ spoken or written ideas 3. Other people’s summaries
14	How do I begin?......... (cont’d) The best way is to immediately type or write the in-text citation into your draft.
15	When citing a source: It is not necessary to reproduce the full reference from your bibliography. You must give enough information so that the reader can identify from which resource in your Works Cited page the information was taken
16	Basic rules for MLA style in-text citations are:
17	"If the author’s name is..." If the author’s name is mentioned in the text of the paper, then the page number or numbers should be placed in parentheses after the quoted, paraphrased, summarized, or restated material.
18	Where to place the citation? The citation should be placed as close to the referenced materials as possible and within the punctuation.
19	In-text citations will correspond to an item in the works cited list. Works Cited Adams, Paul. "Furious Arafat Is Freed." Globe and Mail [Toronto] 2 May 2002: A1+. "Beginner Tip: Presenting Your Page with Style." Webmaster Tips Newsletter. July 2000. NetMechanic. 13 Sept. 2004 <http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol3/beginner_no7.htm>.
20	What if there is no author? Use the part of the bibliographic citation which appears first, such as the title of a book, the title of an article or the name on a web page, followed by the page or other specific location information. (“Dogma” 45).
21	What if there is more than one author? One author: (Gibaldi 152), Two authors: (Murray and Smith 136), Three authors: (Murray, Smith and Jones 214), Four or more authors: (Smith et al. 34)
22	What if there is no page number on a web site? When using websites a page number is not required to be listed. However if you hand in a print-out of the website, your teacher may require you to use the page number of the printed copy.
23	Additional questions?
24	Go to the CHAT LIBRARY WEBSITE WWW.CHATTC.ORG/LIBRARY Click on Citing Sources Choose MLA guidelines Click on In text citations Select from the drop down arrow