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Anthropology: Citation Help

This guide is designed to support Lincoln University's Anthropology courses

Which Style?

Whether you will use APA or MLA style depends on which type of course (sociocultural anthropology versus archeology/biological anthropology) for which you are writing. Ask your instructor if you are unsure, and if you need help contact Academic Support.

Using MLA Style

See the MLA tab in the Page Library Citation LibGuide.

Using the "Cite" Button

Most of the Library's e-resources (databases) can generate a single citation for you.
Places to look for the Cite Button or other Citation Tools in E-Resources:

  • The right-hand menu on the article abstract page.
  • At the top of the results list.
  • Immediately under each citation in the results list.
  • At the very bottom of an article or article abstract page.

Using APA Style

See the APA tab in the Page Library Citation LibGuide

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition. Plagiarism may be intentional or reckless, or unintentional. Under the regulations for examinations, intentional or reckless plagiarism is a disciplinary offense.

Any student found to have committed any acts of dishonesty, including by not limited to: cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty is subject to disciplinary sanctions outlined in Article IV.B of the Student Handbook. You may be given a failing grade for plagiarizing or even dismissed from school. It is serious, and nowadays there are numerous electronic tools used by your instructors to detect it.

STUDENT HONOR CODE AND PLAGIARISM