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Supreme Court Justices: Researching/Citing Sources

Avoid Plagarism

"Quotations and certain other material in your research paper require citations. The main purpose for citations in a research paper is to document sources—that is, to give credit to the author whose words or ideas you are using. Even if you restate someone else's idea or opinion in your own words, you must credit that person. Otherwise you may be guilty of plagiarism—stealing someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as your own. You should also use citations for facts or figures that a reader might have cause to question."

"Writing skills." World Book Advanced, World Book, 2023,/www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar750285. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

TexQuest Citation Information

Where to find citation information in (all) TexQuest databases: 

You can choose the type of citation to use:

The citation is created for you: 

Perdue Owl Online Writing Lab

Citation Creation Sites

How do I cite a book? 

Use one of the Citation Engines to create your citation. 

World Book Citations

Where to find citation information in World Book:  

The citation tab is under settings:

Click on the "gear" icon, then choose " Citations:

The citation is created for you.  Choose the type of citation you will use. 

Citation Lesson