The social sciences use the similar APA style. In any case, use one style correctly and consistently throughout your essay. Take the necessary time to learn the standard rules, and follow them carefully. The rules are easily found in any writing manual. It's just that simple.
Plagiarism is a serious academic offense .
1.Presenting as one's own the works, the work, or the opinions of someone else without proper acknowledgement. 2.Borrowing the sequence of ideas, the arrangement of material, or the pattern of thought of someone else without proper acknowledgement. That means you must acknowledge your source, even if it is an anonymous museum pamphlet or long museum label. Those, too, are reasoned writing. I get very unhappy when I read something that sounds like it was copied from a museum website, even if a word is changed here or there.