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Citing
Citing
Learn about the importance of citing your sources accurately, finding out what should be cited, and how to quote or paraphrase a work. You will also be introduced to DOIs and the tools that can help you with citing.
What's covered in this section
Why should I cite my sources?
What needs to be cited?
How do I get my citations / references / bibliography right?
How do I quote or paraphrase?
What is a
DOI
?
How do I cite something when I don’t have all the information?
Are there tools to help me with citing?
Summary
Activities in this section
Do you need to cite it?
Identify what components of the citations are missing
Can you identify who has correctly paraphrased and cited their sources?
Videos in this section
Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction [1:54 minutes] (NCSU Libraries)
How to paraphrase [3:07 minutes]
Identifying a source when you're not sure what it is [1:33 minutes]
Updated: July 10, 2020
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