Writing Resources
Writing Style Guide
The department expects all students in history courses to document their sources by using either footnotes or endnotes. These notes should conform to the standard format outlined in Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 6th ed., Chapter 7, and in Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed., Chapter 8. The form specified in Rampolla and in Turabian, and outlined briefly in the department's Writing Style Guide, is essentially that of , 16th ed., Chapter 14, available online through their website or our library website.
Download the Writing Style Guide (PDF)
Statement on Plagiarism
Additionally, all Davidson students are expected to know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in your writing. Plagiarism means 鈥渞epresenting another鈥檚 words or ideas as one鈥檚 own.鈥 These words or ideas may be few or many鈥攁 phrase, a paragraph, or several pages鈥攂ut the principle is the same. Learn to acknowledge and cite all sources properly, using quotation marks around (or, in the case of longer quotations, properly introducing and indenting) words not your own. Claiming ignorance or lack of intention is not an acceptable excuse. Plagiarism may result in a failing grade in a course.
Download the Statement on Plagiarism (PDF)