Citation

=Citation=

It is important to be a good citizen online. In your research it is a legal issue to give credit to the person from whom you received the answers to your questions.If the website you are using does not show the items needed for citation, this is a STOP sign. If the information is helpful to your project, you must be sure that it is accurate. Decide if you will use information from the site, prepare the citation, and then take the information from the site.
 * 1) We use MLA format. It is the same format you will use in most collages.
 * 2) Two good sources on how to do it are on the [|Library] website. (Poly homepage, Academics, Library)

[|OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab] This site gives you the directions, the order, and the punctuation.

It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later.

If a URL is required or you chose to include one, be sure to include the complete address for the site. (Note: The following examples do not include a URL because MLA no longer requires a URL to be included.)

Remember to use //n.p.// if no publisher name is available and //n.d.// if no publishing date is given.

 Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). //Name of Site//. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.

 //Examples// //The Purdue OWL Family of Sites//. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. **23 Apr. 2008**.

 Felluga, Dino. //Guide to Literary and Critical Theory//. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.

[|Noodle Tools Easy Bib Express]

This is a citation generator. You answer the questions and Noodle Tools puts it in the right order with the correct punctuation.

MLA Citation (Web Site)
You can copy and paste this citation into your own document: code Purdue University, prod. //OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab//. Purdue University, 8 Mar. 2012. Web. 4 Apr. code code 2012. . code Notes for copying and pasting:
 * Italics may be lost when you transfer your citation to a word processing document, so you may need to replace it.
 * Lines that wrap should be indented 5 spaces or 1/2 inch.
 * Citations should be double-spaced (both in and between citations).