Check out our new MLA 8 Libguide, or quickly download the MLA 8 Handout. We also have the MLA 7 Handout, if your instructor is still going by MLA 7. Handbooks are available for checkout and one copy is always available for quick look-up at the reference desk.
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!)
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to the other person.
COMMON TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
Paraphrasing without giving credits to the original source
Quoting less than what has been copied
Creating a paper by cutting and pasting phrases, sentences, or paragraphs from other publications
Working on an individual assignment with a partner and turning in identical answers
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.