HON 3399 - Hell Across Cultures

Step 7: Cite Your Sources

Here is where you make sure you're citing your sources - both for in-text for paraphrasing and quoting, and in your reference page at the end.  You should...

• use the Cite tool in Start Your Research (see box below right) to get a citation for any article you use,
• check your citation to make sure it is correct!  Use the MLA resources in the box below left,
• watch the video in the center box for information about how to paraphrase without plagiarizing.

Note: not citing your sources is plagiarism - a kind of theft.  For more information, look at the lower boxes.

Watch this video to learn to quote and paraphrase in MLA style.

From Cynthia Kuske...thanks, Cynthia!

Use the cite tool in Start Your Research:

• From your results page, click on the title of an article.
• Click on the "Cite" tool in the right column.
• Scroll down to the MLA style citation.
• Copy and paste that into your reference page.
• Don't forget to check it for accuracy!
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The Texas State Honor Code:

WE ARE HONEST. We do our own work and are honest with one another in all matters. We understand how various acts of dishonesty, like plagiarizing, falsifying data, and giving or receiving assistance to which one is not entitled, conflict as much with academic achievement as with the values of honesty and integrity.  Click here to read the entire Texas State Honor Code.