Citations

Citations are of utmost importance in your writing

1. Citations lend authenticity to your work. They assure your reader that this something you did not make up, but information gleaned from a credible resource.
2. Citations are a matter of academic integrity – you are giving credit to the author whose work you are using. This will help you to avoid plagiarism.
3. Citations enable those who read your work to be able to locate your sources, using them in their own research.

The links below will assist you in your citations.

• Purdue OWL
• Calvin College KnightCite
• University of North Carolina Citation Builder
• EasyBib
• Zotero

These files provide examples of how different types of sources should be cited in the different citation styles. 

APA Citation Guide