Citation Guides from Simon Fraser University Libraries:
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Citation Guidance, Works Cited & Reference List Creation Tools:
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Understanding Copyright Laws:
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Writers and researchers use several different styles to cite information sources. The guides below show you how to use two of the more common styles. Style guides are updated frequently. These are rough guides only:
- APA Style Guide (slides) American Psychological Association
- MLA Style Guide (slides) Modern Languages Association (alternate guide to in-text citations)
Here is a quick guide showing how to cite a website, webpage, blog post, Facebook page, tweet, or online video.
Why Cite Your Sources?
To avoid plagiarism (taking credit for other people’s ideas or work), you must give written credit for sources of information you use for your work, whether from print or online sources. This includes text, graphics, works of art, compositions, symbols, sayings, cartoons, excerpts, and quotations.
How to Attribute Images Properly:
A Visual Guide to Image Attribution
When you use Creative Commons images, sounds, videos or any other content it is important that you give credit to the person who created that content.
Other guides are available from: