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Why does it matter that you cite your sources?
Document your research: Citing your sources helps your teacher understand how much work you did in your research, which things you read (and cited) and which ideas are your own.
Ethics: When you cite your sources, you give credit to the work of others who helped you develop your ideas. Not citing your sources is called plagiarism and is a serious offense that can negatively affect your grade. There are many tools available to teachers that can help them easily identify plagiarism, so take the time to cite your sources. It's worth it!
Scholarly Discourse: Scholars carefully cite their sources to give credit to other researchers so that the source can be easily located by others.
Works Cited VS. Bibliography/References:
Works Cited VS. Bibliography/References:
A works cited list uses the same bibliographic format, but it only includes the sources you actually cited or quoted in your work.
A bibliography is a list of information sources laid out in alphabetical order. This list contains all of the sources you used to write your paper or create your presentation, including books you read but didn't directly quote or cite in your project. There are two formats used for building your bibliography : MLA and APA.
Here's an example of APA format:
Here's an example of MLA format:
An annotated bibliography can be in either MLA or APA format. Annotated bibliographies contain a description and evaluation of the source after the citation.
Citation Guides & Tools:
Citation Guides & Tools:
Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Guidelines and tools for citing sources with an MLA format.
Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide
Guidelines and tools for citing sources using the APA format.
Adding Citations to a Google Doc:
1. Go to Tools > Citations
2. A side menu will appear.
3. From the drop-down menu, select MLA, APA, or Chicago style formatting.
3. Then click on the “+” sign to add a citation source.
Next, you will select a source type. In this example, we're going to select Website for our source type and choose Website for Accessed by.
4. Copy/Paste the URL of your webpage into the search bar.
5. Select Search.
You may be asked to enter more information manually, and/or be offered the option to Continue. Once you've entered all information and continued, you will see a complete citation.
6. Make sure your mouse cursor is on a fresh page.
7. Select Insert Reference.
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