What You Need to Know About Citation
Citation is stating where you got your information.
The reasons you cite:
- To give credit where credit is due – to avoid plagiarizing
- To give information about a source so people (i.e. your instructor) can find it
You need to cite:
- In the paper (in-text citations)
- At the end (reference list)
Citation guides and resources
MRU has prepared handy citation guides that summarize how to create in-text citations and references cited lists for your assignments. Near the end of each guide are examples of how to cite different types of resources, which can give you a useful template.
Citation Management
Citation management software allows you to save and organize items found via searching the library's databases. It can also be used to create reference lists and citations for papers. There are a number of software systems available.
Two of the most popular free software management systems are:
