For Students

UA Resources

• University Writing Center
• Center for Academic Success
• UA Library Roll Tide Research blog – there are links here to all kinds of research help, including a section on “Using Information Ethically”

Resources from Other Universities

• Harvard Guide to Using Sources
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Study Aids

• Penny Kostaras (TurnItIn blog post, 14 Nov 2018) “Five Ways to Conquer Final Exams with Confidence“

Strategies for Avoiding Plagiarism

• Blog Post: “How to Paraphrase Correctly“
• Handout on how to avoid plagiarism in your academic writing
• John Donovan (howstuffworks: Culture, 12 Apr 2019) “The Ethics (and Crime) of Plagiarism“
• Tovia Smith (npr, 10 Apr 2019) “Buying College Essays is Now Easier than Ever, But Buyer Beware“
• Blog Post: “5 Most Common Misconceptions Students Have about Plagiarism“
• Blog Post:  “The Best Advice in Avoiding Plagiarism:  Ask Your Teacher!”
• “What Is Your AIQ?” (TurnItIn.com self-assessment quiz to see what you know and don’t know about academic integrity/plagiarism)
• “Can I Re-use My Old Papers I’ve Already Written?” (TurnItIn blog on how to avoid Self-Plagiarism)
• Blog Post: “Why Recycling Your Work is (Usually) Plagiarism“

Citation Guides

• Purdue OWL – Research and Citation Resources – links to APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, and AMA
• Purdue OWL – APA Formatting and Style Guide – 7th Edition
• Citation Machine – APA Format and APA Citation Generator – 7th Edition
• Purdue OWL – MLA Formatting and Style Guide – 9th Edition
• Citation Machine – MLA Format and MLA Citation Generator – 9th Edition
• Purdue PWL – Chicago Manual of Style Guide – 17th Edition
• Purdue OWL – IEEE Overview (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Called I-triple E) – Includes links to in-text citations and reference lists
• Purdue OWL – AMA Style (American Medical Association)
• Help with Other Styles – Plagiarism.Org Article
• YouTube has many videos that show you how to cite specific types of sources in various styles. To find them, try doing a Google search for your type of source and the style you are using for your paper (MLA, APA, CMS, etc.). Just make sure that the video or source is showing you how to cite using the most recent edition of your style guide.
  • For instance, here’s one on how to cite a TED talk
  • Here’s one for how to cite a Website using MLA style
  • Here’s one for how to cite a Website using APA style
  • It’s not on YouTube, but here’s how to cite a YouTube video in APA and MLA styles
• Christine Lee (TurnItIn.com Blog, 10 Dec. 2019), “I Have to Attribute and Cite. But How Do I Write Citations?” (includes links to a variety of citations guides)
• “How Do I Cite My Own Ideas” (2018, TurnItIn.com blog)