Mr. Polaczek's CLU 3U0 Class
Doing Research the Right Way!
The Task
Today you are going to learn how to properly cite your work in the Library Learning Commons at Louise Arbour Secondary School! This is an very important skill to have as you prepare to go to university/college. Errors in citations can lead to plagiarism, and at the college/university level, this can have dire consequences! We want to make sure you are ready for what lies ahead, so let's get ready to graduate!
Plagiarism - What is it?
- According to Britannica Online, plagiarism is defined as the following:
" The act of taking the writings of another person and passing them off as one’s own. The fraudulence is closely related to forgery and piracy—practices generally in violation of copyright laws."
Plagiarism." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 2 Mar. 2016
Be wise.....don't plagiarize!
Research - The Library Catalogue
- Go to www.peelschools.org.
- Click on the pink BYOD link.
- Click on the teal library circular icon.
- The green library catalogue icon will be at the top of the page.
Once you are at the main page, enter the subject/keywords of the topic that you are searching for. Keep in mind that spelling is really important! If you spell the word that you are looking for incorrectly, the system will assume we do not have it. We may not have books for some of the topics that you are looking for, but this is a good place to start!
Finding the Databases
- Go to www.peelschools.org.
- Click on the pink BYOD link.
- Click on the teal library circular icon.
- The intermediate/secondary library databases will be listed below.
Boolean Search Operators
The Research - Databases
- Legal Trac
- Canada in Context
- Ontario Newspapers
- Canadian Points of View
You will need to use specific key words to find some of your topics and not type in your research question (refer to the video on Boolean search operators for more information). Do not limit your search to one database. Be sure to check all of the databases that have been recommended because sometimes information will be found in one and not another. To connect directly to the databases below, click on the Secondary eResources link. You cannot connect to the databases by clicking on the database icons. They are there to show you which ones to look at for your assignment.
Note Taking and the Databases
APA Citations - The Sixth Edition
Embedded Citations - APA Format
Research - Completing Your References Page in APA format
One of the easiest tools to use when creating a references page is Citation Machine. If you go to www.citationmachine.net , you can input your book, magazine, website, film or other resource and the citation will be created for you! Please keep in mind that if some parts of the citation are missing, you can easily fill them in using Citation Machine.
Finally, many of the databases create the citation for you! When you are in a database and you are looking at an article, look to the top or the left of the article to find a citation tools like (in some databases it will look like a check mark). If you click on that link and select APA formatting, the citation will be created for you and then you can copy and paste it into your references page.
When completing your references page, there are a few key things to remember:
- It should be in alphabetical by author's last name. If there is no author, then it should be in alphabetical order by whatever letter comes first in the citation.
- The second line should be indented. You can do this by pressing "Enter" and then "Tab".
- You do not have to number your citations.
- You do not have to put your list of citations into categories (i.e. books, magazines, websites, etc.).
- You should only include resources that you actually used in your research. If you looked at it, but did not use it, it should not be included in your works cited.
References Page EXAMPLE – APA FORMAT
References
Atwood, M. (2003). Oryx and Crake. London: Bloomsbury.
Harris, J. (2002). Five quarters of an orange. Boston, MA: Harper.
Packer, A. (2003). The dive from Clausen's Pier. New York: Vintage Books.
Policy.ca. (2000-2006). Retrieved March 1, 2007, from http://www.policy.ca.
Westerfeld, S. (2005). Uglies. New York: Simon Pulse.