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LibGuide Author Style Guide

Preferred practices for LibGuide authors

Reuse content ethically— Acknowledge Sources

All content in our LibGuides that is either quoted, paraphrased, or borrowed from an external source must be attributed or linked to the original.

That way, we model high ethical standards when we re-use text, ideas, images, sound, and video.

Video

Include a title, author, and statement about licensing for each video you use.

Make your attribution a link to make it visible to the Link Checker tool.

Photograph

Include a title, author, and statement about licensing for each photograph you use.

Make your attribution a link to make it visible to the Link Checker tool.

Bremerton, Washington aerial view

Text

Examples

The book summary below is enclosed in quotes, and the "--Publisher" at its end acknowledges its source.

Formal MLA or APA citations can be used in text or informal citation by linking may be used to acknowledge sources at the LibGuide author's discretion.

Open Educational Resources (OER)