Citing+Sources

Citing the sources you use is important! Citations give the authors of other sources credit for their work. Here are some examples of times when you should use a citation:
 * 1) You are using someone else's idea or opinion.
 * 2) You find a graph or statistic that you want to include in your paper.
 * 3) You want to quote someone else's exact words.
 * 4) You want to rephrase something someone else wrote or said.

In general, any time you get information from somewhere else, you should cite it.

Source: Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

The most common types of citations you will use will be for books, websites, images, and personal interviews by you. Click here for examples of each.

EasyBib.com will automatically create your citation. To use it, go to www.easybib.com, and select what kind of source you are using. In the example below, we are citing a book, "National Geographics Dinosaurs."
 * How to create a citation:**



Press the Select button next to the source you are using. On the next page, check to make sure the information about the source is correct, and press Create Citation.

Important: EasyBib is a web robot. It is a machine and machines make mistakes. You must check that all the information is correct before pressing Create Citation.


EasyBib will provide you with a citation that you can use in your research:



However, sometimes EasyBib won't be able to find the citation automatically. When this happens, you'll get an error message:



When this happens, you can click "Manual Entry" to enter the citation information yourself. Enter the information you have:



Press Create Citation:



Source: EasyBib