Library Learning Commons

Meet the Library Learning Commons Team:

Ms. L. Gatti, Teacher-Librarian and Subject Head

Ms. B. Banwait, Library Technician

Mr. Lo Celso, Teacher-Librarian

Ms. E. Malatesta, Teacher-Librarian

Hours of Operation

Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

closed on certain Mondays for Staff Meetings and Subject Head Meetings

Research Tools

EBSCOHost Databases

Gale EBooks

The Toronto Star

Tommy Douglas Secondary School Catalogue

Vaughan Public Library

Have a Book Suggestion?

Make a book request

Additional Support

The Importance of Academic Honesty and Citing Sources

Plagiarism is using another person's idea and pretending it is your own. It is more serious than borrowing; plagiarism is actually stealing and it's against the law.  Plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional.

Preventing Plagiarism by Citing Sources

When writing an essay, research paper or report, you must document or reference the source of all the ideas which you have borrowed from another person's work, otherwise you are guilty of plagiarism or academic dishonesty.

What is a Works Cited or References List?

The Works Cited or References list is a list of all the information sources which you used to write your essay, research paper or report. It is located at the end of your essay on its own separate and numbered page. Each information source has an entry on the list. The format for each entry will vary according to the type of source.

MLA or APA Format?

There are different rule systems for documenting sources, depending on the subject area. All rule systems require basically the same information but the formatting of the information varies slightly.

 

Citation Guides