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Why cite?
Why is a citation important?
- Citations help others find the information you used in your research paper.
- Citing your sources accurately helps establish the credibility of your research.
- Citations connect your work to the work of other scholars.
- Citations are one way to honor and acknowledge the work of others who have made your own research possible.
Instructional Librarian
Parts of the Citation:
These are the basic parts of a book citation:
Author: The person responsible for writing the text, whether it is a book or article.
Editor: The person responsible for making changes to the information.
Title: The name of the book. It can be found in entirety on the title page of the book.
Publisher: The company responsible for producing the book.
Date of Publication: The copyright date. It can be found on the back of the title page.
Location: The page number or range of page numbers.
These are the basic parts of an article citation:
Author: The person responsible for writing the text, whether it is a book or article.
Title: The name of the article.
Title of container: The name of the journal, magazine or newspaper.
Number: The volume and issue number of the periodical that the article appears in.
Date of Publication: Month/Year that the article was published.
Name of Database: The name of the database where the article was found.
Location (if electronic): DOI number or permanent URL of the article.
Title page image. Title page will include Title of the book, author, date of publication and publisher/city of publication.
