Citing Your Sources
Proper citation is an essential aspect of scholarship. Citing properly allows your reader or audience to locate the materials you have used. Most importantly, citations give credit to the authors of quoted or consulted information. Failure to acknowledge sources of information properly may constitute plagiarism. For an explicit definition of plagiarism, see the Boston University Academic Conduct Code.
For detailed instructions on how to cite within the text of your paper, please consult the MLA style manual listed below or the link to the OWL Purdue guide.
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
MLA Handbook by Location: Mugar Reference LB2369 G5Publication Date: 2016Note: access to the companion material at http://www.mlahandbook.org/ is available to individuals who have purchased the Handbook, but not to institutions.
MLA style is widely used by universities, academic presses, and in the humanities subject areas. The association makes some information available through the style section on its site at https://style.mla.org/. Be sure to look through the list of Frequently Asked Questions on their site to get the most pertinent example citations. The 8th edition is the most recent, published in 2016.
Zotero Citation Manager
Zotero is one of a number of citation managers that can help you save and organize your citations as well as generate bibliographies.
To find more about setting up Zotero, please view the video below. You can also visit our Creating Bibliographies Guide to find out more about Zotero and other citation managers.
How To Use Zotero (A Complete Beginner's Guide) by Top Tip Bio, YouTube (12:40)
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