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WHY DO YOU CITE?
1. To give credit to the creator
2. To verify that your information is accurate
3. To provide a source for additional information
WHEN DO YOU CITE?
1. When using the exact wording of material (quotation marks needed)
2. When restating material in your own words
EXAMPLESIce Cream
1. Ice cream is my favorite dessert.
2. Ice cream is cold and sweet.
3. A cup of ice cream contains 200 mg of calcium.
Cite or Don’t Cite?1. Don’t cite:
opinion.
2. Don’t cite: common knowledge.
3. Cite: fact needing verification.
PARTS OF CITATIONS
1. Author: last name, first name2. Title: in quotes3. Title of larger work: italicized/underlined4. Where published5. When published6. Pages cited7. Date accessed, if website8. URL, if website: in brackets9. Medium of Publication: usually Print or
Web