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Anytime you use someone else’s ideas, research, or words in your academic work, you need to tell readers specifically where you found that information. This is called “citing your source.” A citation is a reference that acknowledges the source of your information.
In college writing, we cite sources because:
It does not matter what kind of source it is. It can be from an article, a magazine, online or even a conversation. It has to be cited.
You need to use a citation whenever you quote (use the same words) or paraphrase (rewrite in your own words) from another source.
APA is also called the “author-date” method, because most citations call for the author’s last name and the date the article was published.