Is this source reliable?

Is this source relevant?

How would you cite this source?

You could use EasyBib or another Citation Tool Online

You Would Fill in the Boxes

Copy & Paste into Cornell Notes

OR…You can utilize databases!

Searching Guyer Library Databases…

Gives You the Same Article…

With an MLA Citation

Why do Citations Matter?

• Any borrowed information in your paper must be acknowledged. (Paraphrase or Quote – You need a citation!)

• They give authority to your paper.

• They permit the reader to check the sources that you used to come to your conclusions.

• They keep you from getting in trouble for plagiarism.

What will you do with the citations?

Create a Works Cited

First Word of Citation is Used in Parenthesis (Harding) or (Uhls)

Synthesize???

The argument is made that social networking is not to blame for bullying but rather the problem is “kids treating each other like crap” (Harding). However, the article from Psychology in Action points out that teens like Phoebe Prince have committed suicide because of comments made about them on Facebook (Uhls).