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Why Cite?
1. To avoid plagiarism pla·gia·rize to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas definition courtesy of Merriam-Webster 2. To show you have done your research The sources you used show the depth and scope of your research. 3. To give credit to author whose ideas you used or words you quoted 4. To allow readers to further explore the sources you used Tools to Help You Create Citations
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If the article is available online in a research database, the database's name and the date of retrieval will appear in the citation, as in the example below. If the article was obtained from a print copy of a magazine or journal, the citation will end with the page numbers.
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If the article is available online in a research database, the database's name and the date of retrieval will appear in the citation, as in the example below. If the article was obtained from a print copy of a magazine or journal, the citation will end with the page numbers.
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