| What are citation machines? As per definition, | | | | menu where you indicate your choices after |
| "citation machines are web tools designed to | | | | which the citation machines give you the possible |
| assist teachers/ writers in modelling the proper | | | | resources. You may use as many as you need. |
| use of information". It may look as a complete | | | | You should be careful about while using the |
| definition to the common reader - but it actually | | | | citation machines with regard to the accuracy |
| does not say much. The first time someone | | | | with which you fill in the required blanks. If you |
| mentioned "citation machines" phrase to me, I | | | | leave too many without answer, the accuracy of |
| was stumped. And I am a regular user of the net, | | | | the result from the citation machines will be very |
| with a moderate knowledge of the Internet and | | | | poor. Another important point to feed is which |
| surfing. So, in order to understand the term, | | | | literary method of writing you are following, i.e. |
| 'citation machines' better, I decided to dig a little | | | | MLA (modern languages association) or the APA |
| deeper and see if I get more clarity on its | | | | (American psychological association). When the |
| definition and uses. | | | | citation machines throw up the results, if you |
| I found out that what makes the today's citation | | | | have filled in the information correctly and as |
| machines, was first the brainchild of David Warlick | | | | exhaustively as possible, you will need very little |
| who designed this web tool in October 2000. It | | | | formatting. |
| has been re-designed with a major facelift in | | | | It if very difficult to really format the results |
| January 2004. The main reason for which it was | | | | afterwards, so it is a good thing if you review the |
| first brought into existence was to systematize | | | | information entered before you enter the search. |
| the use of information, but it slowly turned a very | | | | "Show My Citations" button will help you check |
| useful tool to control plagiarism. It is nowadays | | | | and verify your results with your work. It is |
| used by writers specifically to prove that the | | | | important here to note that once a citation is |
| material they have used is not plagiarised - which | | | | submitted and it cannot be changed. |
| is course is very tempting with the open use and | | | | Remember to save your work in word file after |
| access to the million of resources on the Internet. | | | | checking out the citations thrown up by the |
| It seems the citation machines are very easy to | | | | citation machines. |
| use and are a delight to the writer because of | | | | The citation machines are extremely useful when |
| their versatility and fantastic knowledge resource | | | | one needs to submit a professionally written |
| base. It also makes one understand | | | | article, or report. It is fast, convenient and very |
| documentation process. In order to get the best | | | | exhaustive in its resources. As I mentioned earlier, |
| from the citation machines, you have to choose | | | | today it is also used as an anti-plagiarism tool as it |
| carefully whether you are using print material or | | | | indicates the sources used for any information |
| electronic material. IT usually guides you through a | | | | given, in any article. |