Citation Help
If you need more help with citations, come to the library! We can always help with formatting, citations, and more!
Remember that you need to be smarter than the citation generator! For example, if it does not show an author's name that you can see is on the article, add it in. You are responsible for the end product.
What is a citation?
A citation is a way of letting your reader know that certain material in your work is from another source. The information that you include in the citation serves as an address for where the reader can find the source you used.
You can see examples in the guides linked above.
When do I need to cite something?
According to Boston University, "...every time you incorporate research, words, ideas, data, or information that is not your own", you need to give credit to the original source through a citation.This applies to summaries, paraphrases, and images too. ("When to Cite")
What is plagiarism?
"Presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition, as is the use of material generated wholly or in part through use of artificial intelligence" ("Plagiarism").
Works Cited
“Plagiarism.” University of Oxford, University of Oxford, 2023, https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism.
“When to Cite.” BU School of Public Health, Boston University, 2021, https://www.bu.edu/sph/students/student-services/student-resources/academic-support/communication-resources/when-to-cite/#:~:text=You%20must%20cite%20the%20source,that%20is%20not%20your%20own.
See what we did there? We cited the information we borrowed from somewhere else! We used MLA format and in-text citations. Classic librarian move.