Ukraine-Russia 2022: Citing Sources

It's important to cite sources you used in your research for several reasons:

• To show your reader you've done proper research by listing sources you used to get your information
• To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and acknowledging their ideas
• To avoid plagiarism by quoting words and ideas used by other authors
• To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately in your references, works cited, or bibliography page

You must cite:

• Facts, figures, ideas, or other information that is not common knowledge including paraphrases, summaries, and direct quotations.
• Ideas, words, theories, or exact language that another person used in other publications or interviews.
• Publications that must be cited include books, book chapters, articles, web pages, films, reports, etc.

When in doubt, be safe and cite your source!

Citations have two components: in-text references & a Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) page. This guide will help you create both types of citations for MLA 8 & APA.

Citation management tools enable researchers to capture information about research materials, create bibliographies, add footnotes, and manage research collections.  Some citation management tools also make it easy to share references with other researchers.

Zotero is a free tool that will help you collect, organize and manage citations.