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To give credit to others for the work they have done
To provide readers the ability to check your sources if there are questions
To point the way for others to build on your work
What Should You Cite?
Anything that has been created by someone other than you that is in a fixed format, including books, articles, newspapers, photographs, music, movies, software, and things you find on the internet, including restatement of ideas and direct quotes
Your own work previously published or submitted for course work -- check with your professor before reusing your work
What to Include in Your Citation
What Is Included in a Citation?
In the body include the source of the idea or quotation using the style formatting for one of the following
Turabian full-note 9th edition
Chicago Manual of Style full-note 17th edition
APA 7th edition
SBL Handbook of Style 2nd edition
After the body include Bibliography or Works Cited pages that reference all of the works cited in the body
Free Zotero Software can help you organize and cite your resources
Free Zotero Software can help you organize and cite your resources