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Your guide for citations - Cite Source - LibGuides at Library & Information Technology Services ’);Library Research Guides Trinity College Library & Information Technology Services LITS LibGuides Cite Source Your guide for citations Search this Guide Search Cite Source Your guide for citations Quick links to build citations Chicago Manual of Style (Humanities): Create citations using footnotes or endnotes. MLA (Humanities): Create citations within the body of the text or project. APA (Social Sciences): Create citations within the body of a text or project. ZBib is a free tool from Zotero to create single citations. Additional help is available! If you have any questions about citations please feel free to schedule an appointment with a research librarian. Your guide for citations Cite Source is an information guide from Trinity librarians to help you create and organize the citations, references and bibliographies for your research papers and projects. Learn more about citations 1. What are citations? 2. Why do we cite our sources? 3. What kinds of information do I need to put in a citation? 4. What are style guides? 5. Does all information I include need to be cited? 6. What is Zotero? How can it help me with citations? 7. What is copyright? 8. How do I cite legal sources? 9. What are some examples of citations? 1. What are citations? Citations identify and describe sources of information created by others that you use in your own work Citations may be referred to as footnotes, references, bibliographies or works cited pages Citations illuminate a trail of evidence that researchers can follow from source to source. This is also known as citation-chaining or engaging in the "scholarly conversation" 2. Why do we cite our sources? We cite sources to acknowledge the work created by others and to allow researchers to see the evidence used for our own work Citing sources also fulfills requirements for academic honesty and protects writers against the dangers of plagiarism The Trinity College Student Handbook outlines the College’s formal policies for plagiarism This guide from Purdue University’s Writing Lab will help you learn about ways to avoid plagiarism in academic work 3. What kinds of information do I need to put in a citation? C itations typically contain the following pieces of information: the creator or author of the work the title of the work the year of publication or creation volume and issue numbers for journals the publisher for online sources, a link, URL, or DOI This can differ somewhat depending on the information source itself and/or the citation style you are using 4. What are style guides? Style guides provide formatting and additional information on constructing citations and general writing guidelines within research papers and projects for specific academic disciplines The three most commonly used styles are: Chicago Manual of Style (Humanities), MLA (Humanities), and APA (Social Sciences) Two additional commonly used citation styles are ASA (Social Sciences) and APSA (Social Sciences) 5. Does all information I include need to be to cited? Some facts and information that can be considered as known by a majority of the general population are referred to as common knowledge and do not need to be cited. E xamples of common knowledge include: Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the Moon orbits the Earth If you ever have any questions, about whether you should cite something, please consult your faculty or a research librarian, or remember the safe rule is when in doubt, cite.” 6. What is Zotero? How can it help me with citations? Zotero is a free online tool to collect, organize, and share your information sources Zotero also allows you to create citations within a paper and works-cited or bibliography pages using all of the main style guides Check out this short video on how to get started with Zotero ZBib is also a freely available tool from Zotero to create single citations 7. What is copyright? Copyright is legal protection for textual, pictorial, and other creative works, giving creators the right to benefit from their works and the exclusive legal right to copyor reproduceliterary or artistic works Your own creative and scholarly work is also protected by copyright More information about copyright and your rights as a creator, are available at: Indiana University Copyright Resource Center Creative Commons Find copyright free images for your projects How do I cite legal sources? Citations and notes for legal sources like court cases and other legal government documents can be a little bit different than other types of information. For more information, check out these helpful sources: Purdue OWL Bluebook Citation for Legal Materials from Purdue University Introduction to Basic Legal Citation from Cornell University Law School What are some examples of citations? Chicago Style footnote: ²David A. Bell, "Napoleon in the Flesh," MLN 120, no. 4 (September 2005): 713, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3840653. MLA Style full reference in a bibliography or works-cited: Bell, David A. "Napoleon in the Flesh." MLN, vol. 120, no. 4, 2005, pp. 711-715. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3840653. APA Style full reference in a bibliography or works-cited: Bell, David A. (2005). Napoleon in the Flesh. MLN, 20 (4), 711-15. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3840653. 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