Research Guides: LibGuide Author Style Guide: Atribution

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.

Basic Boolean (YouTube video)
Penfield Library, State University of New York at Oswego This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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.

Aerial view of Bremerton 1
by Dcoetzee is in the Public Domain

Text

Examples

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

Krug, S. ( 2014) Don't Make Me Think. Berkeley, Calif. : New Riders.
"Hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug's guide to understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it's one of the best loved and most recommended books on the subject. It's a core foundational book that every Web designer must internalize to make their designs truly effective. In this substantially revised edition, Steve returns with fresh perspective to reconsider the principles he originally laid out--commenting, amending, amplifying, and offering fresh new examples to underscore their importance. This edition adds an important new chapter on mobile as well as integrating coverage of mobile throughout."--Publisher

The quote below uses APA to identify its source...

"Heading structure provides information about how a document is organized. Headings (h1, h2, h3, h4, etc.) are a vital component of building web-delivered content. Headings are not just for visual effect – they provide important clues as to how information on a web page is organized. Screen reader users can navigate web pages via headings, just as sighted users can skim a page by focusing on these headings, but it's important that headings be coded correctly and not just be text that is larger and bolder." (Comden, 2014)

...and the full APA citation appears in the sources page of this guide.

Comden, D. (2014) Accessible Technology Evaluation for Olympic College. Seattle, Wash. University of Washington, UW Information Technology.

Open Educational Resources (OER)

Open Washington / Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges
Open Attribution Builder / Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
This application is:
--to help you easily cite open material you find; as you fill out the form the application will automatically generate the attribution for you.
--to cite only openly distributed work, such as work licensed by Creative Commons or released in the public domain.
--to provide a default attribution statement. You’re welcome to modify the citation to make it more suitable to your needs.
Creative Commons
Gateway to understanding creative commons licensing, and finding open educational resources