History: World Today - Ukraine / Russia (Crawford)

CREDIBLE SOURCES


To check the credibility of a source, try the SCRAP Test


Examples of credible web sources:

BBC NPR

The Economist Time Magazine

New Yorker U.S. News & World Report

Newsweek

Citation


Citation Basics:

  • Citation has 2 aspects; you must do BOTH:

  1. Rewrite ideas from the source OR provide a direct quotation ("...using quotes").

  2. Give credit to the information source. You must do this even if you put the information in your own words.

  • A variety of citation styles exist for different fields of study. For this project, use MLA 9 citation style.

  • Example Works Cited page

Citation Generators:

To create your MLA 9 Works Cited list, try one of these citation generators:

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DATABASE CITATIONS:

LS Library databases provide complete citations. Just copy the entire MLA 9 citation from the database and paste it into your citation generator:

  • In MyBib: Click More and choose Write/Paste citation (end of list).

  • In NoodleTools: First, choose the type of citation you want. Then, you'll have the option to Quick cite. These directions show more.