WHY SHOULD YOU CITE YOUR SOURCES?
When and why you should cite your sources & how to avoid plagiarism
1) give credit where credit is due: if you are using information that is NOT the product of your OWN thoughts--even if you are putting the information into your own words-- you MUST state where you got the information:
Here are some tips: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CITE A SOURCE WHEN
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You paraphrase or summarize information from a source
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You copy & paste internet information, graphics or media into your work
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You use someone else’s (or even your own) homework or research papers (even those that you can buy) that are not the product of your own, original work
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You quote portions of a source word-for-word
IF YOU DON’T, you will be guilty of PLAGIARIZING-- an action which can have very serious academic consequences! (see the Student Code of Conduct, pp. 134-146 in the CCP Student Handbook)
Don't Believe it? take a look at this short video--
http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/EducationalModule/Plagiarism/whatisplagiarism.html
2) to LEAVE A TRAIL for someone else to follow: invite them to go on your journey and see what you have seen!
TRY THIS: follow someone else's trail--see if you can locate the sources (books, articles, or web sites) from the references listed in an information source you found. 
followthetrail.pdf
(FOOD FOR THOUGHT: If you find a freely available web site on your topic BUT it gives no references (or 'trail to follow'), should you rely on the information you find there?)
Here is a handout to help you 
Build Your Bibliography
For Social Science (including Earth Science and Geography) and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology) classes, use APA Style:
Print
- APA Citation Guide Color-coded guide from the Writing Center at Temple University [PDF]
HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO HELP YOU CREATE YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY:
citingsources_spg08.pdf
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