LibGuides: Medical Laboratory: Citing

Cite, you must...

To give credit to authors and acknowledge their ideas (whether you quote them or not).

To avoid plagiarism.

To allow others to trackthe sources you consulted, so scholars can have conversations about your topic.

Watch the 2 minutes video Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction, created by NCSU Libraries. This video is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.

Vancouver Referencing

NLM Sample of Formatted References for Authors of Journal Articles -- This is a list of sample references formatted in Vancouver style. If you are stuck trying to decide how to format a resource check this out, and there should be a example to suit your purposes!
ICMJE Recommendations -- Official website of The Recommendations from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Dalhousie University Vancouver style
Monash University Vancouver Guide -- Check out this guide on Vancouver Style from Monash University. It goes into great depth on how to format citations for Vancouver style.

Print Journal

Book

e-journal (no DOI, therefore we use the URL)

Plagiarism

There are many free options to choose from:
- Zotero (BCIT Librarian recommended, free, open source, try the browser extension)
- Google Library
- Mendeley
- and more...
Your work is backed up in the cloud.
Works will with the BCIT Library database and your text editor.
It automates a lot of processes, like attaching PDFs.