What is a Citation? A citation is the basic information required to identify and locate a specific publication (e.g. book, book chapter, article, website, video, etc).

Parts of a Citation*

Source	Example
Book	*Author Name. Title.* Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.** Macfarlane, Bruce. Researching with Integrity: The Ethics of Academic Enquiry. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Book Chapter	*Author Name. "Chapter Title." Book Title.* Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Chapter Page Numbers.** Tan, Amy. “Yes and No.” The Genius of Language: Fifteen Writers Reflect on Their Mother Tongues. Ed. Wendy Lesser. New York: Pantheon Books, 2004. 25-34.
Journal Article	*Author Name. "Article Title." Journal Title* Volume Number.Issue Number (Year): Article Page Numbers.** Hess, Mickey. "Was Foucault A Plagiarist? Hip-Hop Sampling And Academic Citation." Computers & Composition 23.3 (2006): 280-295.
Website	*Author Name. "Title of Page/Work." Title of Website.* Publisher of Site. Date of Publication. Date of Access.** Stolley, Karl, Allen Brizee and Joshua M. Paiz. "Avoiding Plagiarism." Purdue OWL. Purdue University. 7 May 2012. 27 Sept. 2012.

*Note: The order and punctuation of the citation components is dictated by the style you use.

Watch these tutorials to learn about using your sources effectively and avoiding plagiarism:

Avoiding Plagiarism From the UC Davis University Libraries (1:50)
Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction From the North Carolina State University Libraries (1:54)
Understanding Plagiarism From Eastern Michigan University Library (3 sections, approx. 20:00)

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