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Citations are used to give credit to the ideas of others, to document the source of a piece of information, and to avoid plagiarism! By properly citing information we build upon existing scholarship to create something new.

There are many different types of citations, and the one we use in this course is the Modern Language Association's 9th edition. This creates a standardized form that makes it easier to access information in a specific discipline; MLA style is most commonly used to format research papers and cite sources in the Liberal Arts and Humanities.

The links below contain resources on how to cite different types of information (books, articles, videos, etc.), as well as how to incorporate them into your research paper (in-text and works cited). All of the information originated with the MLA Handbook, so the best one for you to use is the one that helps you the most.

Citation generators are useful tools that create a citation for you, based on the information you provide. While these tools can save a lot of time, please remember to use them with caution. These generators often contain inaccuracies which can hurt your grades and make it more difficult to find your sources. If you choose to use a citation generator, always double-check the result.

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