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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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