Today we were taught how to properly use MLA style referencing and why we should reference in the first place. Referencing gives credit to ideas, work, or innovations of the creator. It makes you and your work look more professional and credible to the reader and allows you to avoid plagiarism or fraud. There are two places where you can obtain referencing information depending on the material, which can be located within the text body known as Parenthetical references (in text citations) or a Works Cited page which is a thorough list of all sources used. Many people find it challenging to know when and what you are supposed to cite within your work. But in today’s class we learned that you do not have to cite common knowledge and if you’re unsure if you should cite information or not you always should just in case to avoid plagiarism. Lastly we learned that there are many resources available when trying to cite information such as the MLA Guide at the DC/UOIT library, on the online MLA library guide, the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers in the bookstore and library, and also SALS (Student Academic Learning Services) has Writing Specialists available to help students with their future references!
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