1. The Librari-Hens’ Guide to . . .
Why We Cite
Our Sources

2. “To point to the evidence.”
To “Cite” means
“To point to the evidence.”

3. What are Sources? We could go on . . . . Data Magazines Newspapers
Charts
Books
Ideas
Lectures
The Web s
Phone Conversations
Blogs
Wikis
We could go on

4. Reasons to Cite Sources:
Provide the original source of your information.
Identify materials in your Bibliography
Give credit to the person you quoted, summarized or paraphrased

5. How do I Cite a Source?
A Book A Magazine or Newspaper A WebSite A Database An Image

6. Bibme How do I cite a Source?
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7. Works Cited
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"Homepage - ReadWriteThink." Homepage - ReadWriteThink. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct <
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