A bit about citation
Your instructors will require that you include information on the sources (books, articles, etc.) you use when writing or presenting for an assignment.
These critical bits of information are called Citations.
A citation should provide all the information necessary for a future reader to easily locate the book, article, or any other source you used.
For this reason, standards have been established by various entities for properly formatting citations in a uniform way.
The most common standards used at EPCC are made by:
The Modern Language Association (MLA)
The American Psychological Association (APA)
You'll need to know the basics of citation in order to properly cite your sources.
To do this, you can learn from sites like these:
EPCC Libraries: Citing and Tutorials page
American Psychological Association
APA Style Central
Modern Language Association
The MLA Style Center
There are shortcuts to help you get started, but remember, these resources will require that you still:
When you find a book or article in the EPCC Libraries databases, try this link:
