What are my information choices?
1. Books
ATI Library has both ebook and print books.
Cite your book according to the MLA Handbook, 8th edition. Citation generator: EasyBib is free for MLA, 8th edition citations.
Ewing, Rex A., and Doug Pratt. Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home.
PixyJack Press, 2008.
2. Print Trade Publications
ATI has print trade journals (also called periodicals, magazines, serials).
Cite your print trade journals according to the MLA Handbook, 8th edition.
Karriker, Locke A. “Recent Research Supports Judicious Antimocrobial Use.” National Hog Farmer, vol. 62, no. 4,
Apr. 2017, pp. 6–10.
3. Website
Use a search engine to search for your topic like Google or Bing
Cite a website according to the MLA Handbook, 8th edition.
“Rose, Kale and Candles Wedding Floral Centerpiece.” Oasis Floral Ideas, Oasis Floral Products,
oasisfloralproducts.com/Ideas/recipe/rose-kale-candles-wedding-floral-centerpiece/
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Houston, Louis. “All About Metal Fences.” This Old House, This Old House Ventures, LLC, 28 Feb. 2017,
www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/all-about-metal-fences.
4. Library Databases
ATI Library offers you access to scholarly databases and online journals
Start with Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Cite using the MLA Handbook, 8th edition.
"House passes GMO labeling bill." Issues in Science and Technology, vol. 32, no. 1, 2015, p. 15. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,
proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A431197967/OVIC?u=colu44332&xid=276e181b.
Accessed 7 Nov. 2017.
5. Images
Use images from the OSU databases. Another option is to use Google Images, but don't plagiarize!
Cite using the MLA Handbook, 8th edition.
Pinoydiscus. “Kids (Baby Goats).” Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons, 1 Oct. 2012,
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kids_(baby_goats).JPG.
6. Personal Interviews
Cite using the MLA Handbook. 8th edition.
Yoder, Kathy. “Shelley Peterson Interview.” 8 Oct. 2017.
Evaluating your sources
Keep this in mind: Evaluating your sources
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Citations
- see our citation guide
- refer to your Prentice Hall Reference Guide
- see Purdue University's guide for citing Electronic Resources (web pages)
- see Easy Bib
Examples of citing quotations from websites like Brainyquote or Goodreads:
Salatin, Joel. "Joel Salatin Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Twain, Mark. "Mark Twain Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Unknown. "Quotelicious - Good Life Quotes." Quotelicious. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Wilde, Oscar. "Popular Quotes." Goodreads. Amazon, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Plagiarism
Table : Types of Plagiarism
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1. SHAM PARAPHRASING |
material copied verbatim from text and source acknowledged in-line but represented as paraphrased |
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2. ILLICIT PARAPHRASING |
material paraphrased from text without in-line acknowledgement of source |
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3. OTHER PLAGIARISM |
material copied from another student's assignment with the knowledge of the other student |
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4. VERBATIM COPYING |
material copied verbatim from text without in-line acknowledgement of the source |
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5. RECYCLING |
same assignment submitted more than once for different courses |
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6. GHOSTWRITING |
assignment written by third party and represented by student as own work |
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7. PURLOINING |
assignment copied from another student's assignment or other person's paper without that person's knowledge |
Source: Walker, J. (1998). Student plagiarism in universities: what are we doing about it? Higher Education Research & Development, 17(1), 89-106, p. 103.