When do you cite?
According to the F&M Writing Center's guide to Using Outside Sources:
"Whenever you incorporate into your paper an idea from an outside source—any idea that is not obviously common knowledge and was not originally your own—you must acknowledge the source of the idea. Acknowledge a source whether you summarize, paraphrase, or quote. Acknowledge a source whether it is an authoritative scholarly work or a peer you’ve consulted for advice. Take care never to leave unclear which words express your original thoughts and which words—no matter how significant or insignificant they seem—are derived from another source" (Writing Center, 19).
Citation Guides
- AAA Style GuideAs of September 2015, AAA style (for all publications) follows the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, particularly in regard to reference citations described at this link.
The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: 17th edition onlineISBN: 9780226104201Publication Date: 2010-08-01
Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab
Citation is not just about plagiarism! Scholarship as Conversation
By using a citation index, you can search for articles that cite known experts in the field, such as the authors of your assigned readings. You can also locate articles written by those authors and take a look at the citation history.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowIndex to content from core journals in all areas of the social sciences. Provides lists of sources cited, plus publications citing the original article. Also known as SSCI. Covers 1900 to the present.
Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction
What is citation? Why do we cite?
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