Citation Manuals
American Psychological Association (APA) Style
Books

• The official guide for this style is:

Publication Manual of the APA.. 3rd ed.  (Reference BF76.7 .P83 1983 )
• Another helpful (if not official) book is:

Andrew Harnack's Online! : A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources  (Reference TK 5105.875 .I57 .H364 2000)

• American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide (official)
• Online (companion website to Andrew Harnack's above mentioned book)
• APA Style Guide: examples (University of Southern Mississippi)
• American Psychological Association (APA) Style
• Guide for Writing Research Papers based on APA Style (Capital Community College)
• Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College)

• The official guide for this style is:
Joseph Gibaldi's MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed.  (Reference Desk LB2369 .G53 1999)
• Another helpful (if not official) book is:

Andrew Harnack's Online! : A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources  (Reference TK 5105.875 .I57 .H364 2000)

• Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Guide (official)
• Online (companion website to Andrew Harnack's above mentioned book)
• Guide for Writing Research Papers based on MLA Style (Capital Community College)
• Modern Language Association (MLA) Style: examples (Monroe Community College)
• MLA Style Guide:examples (University of Southern Mississippi)
• Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College)

• William B Badke's  Research Strategies : Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog (Z710 .B23 2000) contains chapters on note-taking, documentation, and organization.
• Diane Hacker's A Writer's Reference( PE1408 .H2778 1995) is used in many English classes at Shasta College.
• William Strunk and E.B. White's The Elements of Style (PE1408 .S772 1999) is a time honored handbook on clear and simple writing.  It contains many examples of writing that works well.
• Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (LB2369 .T8 1996) contains sample papers.  Although it was written to conform with the Chicago Manual of Style (Reference Z253 .U69 1993),  the information on note-taking and documenting research are useful in all college writing.

• Sydney L Langosch's Writing American Style  (PE1128 .L3378 1999 eb) contains a chapter on documenting research.
• Ralph Berry's The Research Project: How to Write It (LB2369 .B38 2000 eb) contains excellent chapters on research, note-taking, documenting research, and a sample research paper. Note: This book was written for a U.K.

audience and does not adhere to MLA or APA formats

• The American Heritage® Book of English Usage
• The Elements of Style
• Nuts and Bolts of College Writing

1) To steal and use the ideas or writings of another as one’s own.
2) To appropriate passages or ideas from another and use them as one’s own.

Sometimes plagiarism is accidental, sometimes it's intentional. Since the student has full responsibility for the content and  integrity of his work, both are considered academic dishonesty (cheating!) and violate the Shasta College student code of  conduct. Careful note taking and documentation of resources are your best tools for avoiding  plagiarism.