Citing the source gives credit to the creators of the original work. By copyright law, the information belongs to the person who created it.

Not to give credit for information used is a form of theft called plagiarism.

Citation
Write down the author, title, publisher, and copyright date of each source when gathering your information.

BibBuilder

Citation Guides

Citation Machine
A free service of the Landmark Project

Citation Maker
Online forms for common MLA formats

easybib.com
a free bibliography maker

MLA Style Web Site

Noodlebib MLA Starter

 

Internet Research

Compare Search Engines - Chart

NoodleTools
aids to students and professionals on Internet research

Web Searching
tools to aid in searching

Copyright

CopyrightKids

Copyright Crash Course

The Copyright Website

Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright

"Treat the issue of plagiarism seriously and avoid it."
David Garner: Plagiarism and How to Avoid It

Avoiding Plagiarism
from Purdue University

Plagiarism and How to Avoid It

What Plagiarism is and How to Recognize and Avoid it

 

Information Literacy

Why Information Literacy?

The Big6

Information Literacy Project
Washington State

Media Literacy

WLMA/OSPI Essential Skills for Media Literacy