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Hispanic Studies 375: Latin American Women Writers Fall 2019: When to Cite

Prof. Maiz-Peña, Fall 2019

When You Don't Need to Cite

When do you not have to include citations?

Check out the When You Don't Need to Cite page!

A note about copyright

Fowler, H. Ramsey, and Jane E. Aaron. "Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources." The Little, Brown Handbook. New York: Pearson Longman, 2010. 626-634. Print.
Contains a section on what qualifies as common knowledge.

Information that is in the public domain (no longer under copyright) and available freely on the web must still be cited.

For more information see:

Gibaldi, Joseph, and Modern Language Association of America. "Plagiarism and Academic Integrity." MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: MLA, 2009. 51-62. Print.
Includes information about copyright infringement.

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.

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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