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Citing Sources

A guide on how & why to cite sources including summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, style guides, citation management tools, plagiarism, and responsible conduct of research (RCR)

Introduction

Citing your sources is about far more than just formatting references according to some obscure set of rules. Citations serve several important functions:

So, now that we know WHY we need to cite our sources, what do we actually need to cite? This short video explains.