Research Guides: MARK 3340/4483 Research Guide: Cite Your Sources

Avoiding Plagiarism

The best way to avoid plagiarism is to cite the sources of the information you include in your document. In other words, you need tell the reader of your paper where you obtained the information. This applies to things you read (books, articles, web documents, pamphlets), see (videos or DVDs, online videos, television programs, charts/graphs, illustrations, photos or other images), hear (radio programs, lectures) - basically, anything that is not your own idea and is not common knowledge.

Document Your Sources - APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF 76.7 A46 2020
Publication Date: 2019
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.

The Library has a very detailed online guide to APA style to help you cite your sources accurately.

SFU's APA Citation Guide for Business Sources includes examples of citations for annual reports and statistics.

Document Your Sources - MLA Style

MLA Handbook by Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: PN 147 G525 2016
ISBN: 978160329561
Publication Date: 2016
Widely adopted by universities, colleges, and secondary schools, the MLA Handbook gives step-by-step advice on every aspect of writing research papers, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. It provides an authoritative update of MLA documentation style for use in student writing, including simplified guidelines for citing works published on the Web and new recommendations for citing several kinds of works, such as digital files and graphic narratives.

For examples of citations in the list of Works Cited for books, articles, videos/DVDs, websites and more, see the Library's online MLA Guide and the MLA Style Guide (PDF).