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History 389: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Japan Fall 2018

Prof. Mortensen, Fall 2018

When you need to cite

When you include any ideas, quotations, diagrams, images, video, or audio in your work that are not your own.
When you present specific information, such as statistics.
When you include any information that is not generally agreed upon by scholars or is considered controversial.

Find more guidance on summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, and strategies to avoid plagiarism on our Citing Sources guide.

Why cite?

Ballenger, Bruce P. "Appendix A: Guide to MLA Style." The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers. New York: Longman, 2009. 257-318. Print.

To give proper credit to the ideas you have referenced.

Scholarly research always involves building on the ideas of other researchers. Citations are a way to show appreciation for the time and effort of fellow researchers.
To make your sources easily identifiable.

Other scholars may want to use some of the same sources you did, or check your sources to make certain your research is well-founded. Proper citation style will ensure that your sources can be easily identified.

For more information on why and when to cite, see:

Neville, Colin. “What, When and How to Reference.” The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd ed. Maidenhead, GBR: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010, 14-27. Ebrary. Web. 06 Jan 2015.
Contains numerous examples of when to cite and when a citation is not needed.
Neville, Colin. “Why Reference.” The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd ed. Maidenhead, GBR: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010, 7-13. Ebrary. Web. 06 Jan 2015.
Explains referencing principles and why referencing is important.
Lipson, Charles. "Why Cite?" Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles - MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2011. 3-4. Print.
Explains the reasons to cite sources.

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