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What is the first piece of information in an MLA citation?

author's last name (if found)

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What kind of punctuation mark goes with a title in an MLA citation?

quotation marks

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What is it called when you use someone else's work in your paper and don't give them credit?

plagiarism

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What do you do to the 2nd line of a citation?

indent it

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When citing a magazine, you should look for what number?

Issue or edition number

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Do you need to cite pictures/images you use in a paper?

Yes

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If your information is a commonly known fact (like the day Abraham Lincoln was assassinated: April 15, 1865) would you need to cite it?

No, commonly known information does not have to be cited (found in 3 or more sources)

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Do you have to cite videos you use if they are on YouTube?

Yes

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What does the most recent date of access mean in a citation?

The original date YOU retrieved information from the source.

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What is a URL?

Uniform Resource Locator, another name for a web address

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What is the name for a compiled list of sources used in research?

Works cited or Bibliography

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How are source lists organized?

alphabetically

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What is a primary source?

first-hand account, created at the actual time being studied

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What is a secondary source?

interpretation or analysis of historical events from perspective of someone not at the original event (like a textbook)

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What is a database?

organized collection of a variety of sources and information stored electronically

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Are the Internet and the Web (WWW) the same thing?

No. The Internet is the network of connected computers, the WWW is the pages of information you see

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