Cite It Right  

This guide is intended to be an overview of the major citation styles used at Sheridan: AMA, APA, Chicago and MLA.

Here you will find examples, handouts and tips and tricks to navigate the murky waters of referencing.

In order to acknowledge my sources what should I do?

You will need to:

1. Print, photocopy, save, or email your sources for later reference. 

2. As you write, identify the source of each paraphrased, quoted, or summarized idea.

3. If you copy and paste text as you are writing, mark it in different font or colour so that you remember to cite it.

According to Sheridan's Academic Honesty Policy, students must provide citations for information that is used from other sources. For more info visit the Academic Honesty tutorial.

You must reference any information that is not common knowledge.

1. Paraphrased or summarized text: information you read & rephrased or summarized.

2. Direct quotations: information copied directly from another source.

3. Images: graphs, photograps, & illustrations that are copyrighted (including those found on the internet).

4. Facts and figures: statistics, percentages, and facts from polls, surveys, or experiments.

5. Designs, ideas, theories, & methods that other authors/creators have highlighted in their works.

The content in this guide is adapted from the sources listed below.

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.
• AMA Manual of Style: A  Guide for Authors and Editors, 10th ed.
• Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
• LMS Library Media Centre
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed.
  
• Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University