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Research at QAK follows the Inquiry Cycle:
1. Tune in
2. Find Out
3. Sort Out
4. Go Further
5. Make Conclusions
​6. Take Action

What is Copyright and Plagiarism?
Click on the button above and take a look at this PowToon to learn the basics of copyright and plagiarism. 

Do you have questions about references? One of the best tools is the Purdue OWL. Find out more at the Purdue OWL Reference Site. 
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Turnitin.com 
This site helps to check your references.
Plagiarism in the News
Prize nominated poet's debut cancelled as plagiarism accusations build. 
Spain's degree scandal shines a light on its 'titulitis' degree scandal
​Academia is built on Exploitation


Purdue OWL
Turnitin

EasyBib Citation composer for documenting your sources.

RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and other various sources. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds. 
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​Quick Start Guides Arabic English
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MLA Citation at a Glance

ALL MLA citations now follow one core standard.  That means that the same format is used in every citation.
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Academic Honesty

The IB expects students to exercise academic honesty in all of their work, which includes acknowledging any sources used within an assignment. 
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 MLA (short for the Modern Language Association) is the default formatting style for referencing at QAK.  
MLA requires in-text citations, not footnotes. (Note that footnotes may be used in MLA if you are providing extra or explanatory information, not citations.) 

Works Cited Examples . Select one for your citations

Book with a Personal Author

​Book with a Corporate Author

Book with an Editor 
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​Journal Article
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Media
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Interviews and "other sources" 
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Photographs and Images

Pexels  All photos on Pexels are licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. This means the pictures are completely free to be used for any legal purpose.
Photos for Class Safe images that are available to be used in the classroom and for educational purposes. Plus, accurate image citations!

Unsplash offers free images contributed by photographers.
Library of Congress  Fully searchable copyright free photos. 
Wikimedia Commons is part of the non-profit, multilingual, free-content Wikimedia family. Find find free photographs and images here. ​
Flickr- An American academic is creating a searchable database of 12 million historical copyright-free images. Wow!

Copyright Free Music

 Bensound
Music is created by Benjamin TISSOT, a Composer and Musician based in France who has been writing music for more than 10 years.
Sound Cloud 
NoCopyrightSounds Electronic Music
PurplePlanet Royalty Free Music
FreeMusicArchive Music for Video

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Resources

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GoogleVerse

Google has a wide range of vibrant sources.
Google Culture
Google Scholar
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