Citation Is a Two-Part Process | |
In-Text Citation Brief reference to an author’s work in the body of your paper, pointing your reader to the corresponding entry in the reference list. MLA Style uses author-page format. APA style uses author-date format. or Footnotes and Endnotes Notes placed at the bottom of a page or at the end of a chapter or a project with complete citation information. Chicago Notes and Bibliography (NB) style requires these instead of in-text citations. and List of cited works List of full citations for all resources used, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names. MLA style refers to this as Works Cited. APA Style and Chicago Author-Date style refer to this as References. Chicago NB style refers to this as Bibliography. |
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Cite or Don't Cite? | |
Do Cite It: ...when you quote or paraphrase someone else's words, ideas, analysis, or opinions ...when you use facts or data collected or created by someone else ...when you use someone else's images or illustrations |
Don't Cite It: ...when information is common knowledge, something your reader already knows ...when you use data you collected yourself, like an informal student poll or survey ...when you use your own images or illustrations |
When in doubt, play it safe and cite it!
Quoting: using exact words from a source
Paraphrasing: restating someone else's ideas in your own words
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Quote when the exact wording is important to retain meaning:
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Paraphrase when you can restate the author’s idea in your own words:
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Sources for Citation
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Sources for Quoting & Paraphrasing
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