Citations are pointers in your writing or work that tell others where you found your information. Citations can be written in several different formats; the most popular formats at Cleveland Community College are the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA).
Using citations is important for a variety of reasons, including the following:
Plagiarism is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own". (Citation: plagiarism, n. Third edition, June 2006; online version September 2011. <http://oed.com/view/Entry/144939>; accessed 31 October 2011.)
Examples of Plagiarism:
To avoid plagiarism:
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