Sullivan Middle School Library
Kelly Harris, Librarian
We are Star Success Students!
Why is Citing Sources Important?
- It is important to show your readers that you researched your topic well and gathered information from reliable sources
-It helps to avoid plagerism, by giving the original authors credit for their work
-It gives the reader the information they need to track down the original researcher or author.
Citation Tools
Where Else Can I Go For Help?
Here are links to recommended citation tools to make citing your work easy and accurate:
- Citation Machine- Lets the student easily cite their work using a three step process.
-Purdue Owl- helps students with general writing questions, research and citing sources as well as ESL assistance.
-Easy Bib- generates citations for you. Enter your information, pick a style and you bibliography is done.
Lifehack: Ten Steps Toward Better Research
How to Improve Research Skills Using Effective Key Terms

Finding Dulcinea- the librarian of the internet
Sweet Search- a search engine for students
Google Scholar-provides an easy way to search for scholarly articles
Teaching Kids about Copyright and Priacy
Jame N.
"I like how there are so many sources of information"
What I like about Library research is that I get to learn about how to use the computer in many different ways!