This guide will explain why good citation practice is critical, and help you create properly formatted bibliographies/work cited lists and notes.
Sources are cited in order to adhere to the principles of Academic Integrity and Plagiarism avoidance, which means that research is conducted with respect given to those who inform new work and honesty in acknowledging the work of those from whom we borrow and use for support.. Embracing academic integrity as a value ensures ensures respect for the academic reputation of Harrisburg University, its students, faculty, and staff, and the degrees it confers. The University expects that students will conduct themselves in an honest and ethical manner and respect the intellectual work of others by acknowledging when sources are used. Sources must be acknowledged in order to:
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The APA Style originated with the American Psychological Association. They style uses a bibliography at the end of a project listing every source that was consulted, and in-text notes io indicate when a phrase has been directly quoted or paraphrased. Quotations and borrowed phrases are immediately followed by the in-text note with the author's name and page number from which the borrowed material came cited in parentheses. This pattern is used instead of footnotes or endnotes.
In addition, these general rules apply to APA formatted notes and bibliographies:
What Are Notes and Bibliographies
Acknowledging sources is a two step process:
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Rely on AI generated citations. These are not checked for accuracy and will import incorrect capitalization or strange characters and may omit required information. They may sometimes be correct, but usually are not 100% accurate. | Learn the ALA style, and carefully proofread any citation you copy and paste or that you generate using a bibliographic tool such as EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero |
Number or bullet your bibliography. | Indent the second and subsequent lines (i.e. create a hanging indent) for each item in your bibliography |
Arrange your bibliography in the order that you quote each source. | Arrange your bibliography alphabetically by authors' last names. |
Assign subheadings to your bibliography. | Integrate all sources into your bibliography, arranged by author as noted above |
Guess at the formatting | Contact a librarian or writing tutor for help. |