You Quote It, You Cite It! is Las Positas Library's adaptation of the Acadia University Library's tutorial on avoiding plagiarism. Click here to take the tutorial.
You will be given a citation handout in class. However, you can access the online version here. Or you can come in and ask the reference librarian for a hard copy of the handbooks.
Many library databases and article collections, plus many electronic books, will create citations for whichever article or chapter you are viewing. Tip: Make sure you double-check the citation is correct.
Look for a "Cite This" or "Citation" button on the record for the article or chapter you are viewing. Not all databases have this feature (LexisNexis does not).
1. Run a search in the library's EbscoHost, ProQuest, or CQ Researcher databases.
2. From the list of results, click the title for an article that looks interesting.
3. Look for a "Cite This" button or icon.
4. You’ll see a collection of references for this article in different formats. Find the format you need, for example, APA or Chicago or MLA. Copy the citation and paste it into a list of potential citations.
You can also find websites which will create a citation after you plug in the necessary information (author, title, web address or publisher, etc). Some versions of Microsoft Word also include a citation generator.
NCSU Library (my favorite!)