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Library Resources for W290: Citation Info

This guide is designed to help you identify and evaluate information sources.

Don't Just Copy & Paste!

Avoiding Plagiarism

Be Wary of Automatic Citation Generators!

Many databases offer the ability to auto generate a citation. It's OK to use these, but always be sure to double check them, because quite often the computer may get some of the formatting wrong. (for example, an extra space, a missing comma, etc).