Tutorial - ATTRIBUTION
For more about citing sources taking our Information Literacy Tutorial Unit 5 on Attribution
What is Citation
What is a citation? A citation....
- Describes a journal article, book, website, or another type of published item
- Credits the author for the idea
- Helps the reader retrieve the item that you are referring to
- Includes the author's name, title of piece, source (publisher, place of publication, or URL), and date
How do I know what citation format to use?
Your course instructor will normally tell you what citation format to use.
- MLA (Modern Language Association) Style - most commonly used format within the liberal arts and humanities.
- APA (American Psychological Association) Style - most commonly used format within the social sciences.
- Chicago Manual of Style - common in some social sciences but most notably in area of history.
- CSE (Council of Science Editors) - most commonly used format within the sciences.