Citing sources 

Why should you cite a source? 
        Give credit to the author - avoid plagiarism, make it legal
        Add credibility to your document
        Find it again  
        Proof that you have visited a web site - sometimes web sites disappear 

Information you need to gather for sources used 
Authors / Editors of work or web page. _________________________
Title of the work or web page. ________________________________
Publisher of work or web page. _______________________________
Place of Publication for a work. _______________________________
Copyright date or last update for web page. _______________
Date you visited the web site. _______________
For articles:
   journal title ______________________________________________
   author  _________________________________________________
   article title  ______________________________________________
   volume ____, date _______, pages. ________
   DOI ___________________________________________________
Name of the full-text database.
Ex: Academic Search Premier _____________
Web address for web site or database site. _______________________

Be consistent, use the same style throughout your paper. Try RefWorks see also RefWorks help


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