Attribution is giving credit to any original authors for the information you provide.

It allows us to find the original sources of what is being said.

What is Plagiarism?  

The SLCC Student Code of Conduct defines it as "Presenting within one’s own work the ideas, representations, or words of another person without customary and proper acknowledgment of that person’s authorship ...."

• SLCC Student Code of Conduct

  See Academic Misconduct section. Section 2, Part A., 5 d.  Newest version will mention A.I. use.

• Avoiding Plagiarism

  A great resource is from the Purdue OWL (online writing lab): when to give credit, what are the best practices, and other helpful information.

Communication and Social Science disciplines use the APA Style for attributions or citations.

• APA STYLE GUIDELINES and USAGE is a free online resource from the American Psychological Association
• Library Databases provide the APA (or MLA) citations for items you access.  Look for "Cite."  Be sure to check font size, spacing, etc.
• An official book on APA Style is available in each of our four library locations.

Example of an APA Reference Citation for the book to the right (in List of Sources):     

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 2020:

                 the official guide to APA style (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.

Most of the Library research databases have built-in citation tools which makes formatting your reference list a breeze. Citations tools can vary by database.  Look for the cite button once you've opened an article.  Here is an example of using Cite.

More places to get help with Citations:

Student Writing Center at SLCC, in person or online.

OWL at Purdue: APA (Online Writing Lab)