CORE 3000: Applied Liberal Arts
Citing Sources
Citation Style Guides
- Purdue Owl's APA Style GuideAn online guide to citing sources and formatting papers in APA style.
- Purdue Owl's Chicago Style GuideAn online guide to citing sources and formatting papers in Chicago style.
- Purdue Owl's MLA Style GuideAn online guide to citing sources and formatting papers in MLA style.
When to Cite Sources
You must cite a source in all of the following situations:
- Using a direct quote from another author
- Paraphrasing the words of another author
- Including another author's ideas, even if you disagree with them
- Whenever you're not sure whether or not you need to cite a source