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Citations

Ci
ting your resource(s) using specific citation styles

What are citations? A citation is a short note recognizing a source of information or a quoted passage. In short, it is used to give credit for information used in written research and/or documentations.


Why should you use citations?

Citations are used in order to prevent plagiarism of someone else's works or ideas.


Links are provided below to different web sites to assist you in properly citing resources.


Types of Styles
APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.
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Citation Machine
Automatically generate your citations
using MLA or APA citation styles.
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Non-electronic Resources
Microfiche, research documents, books, journals.
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Electronic Resources
Websites, databases, e-mails, DVD's, CD's, etc.
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Plagiarism
Why are using citations so important?
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