A citation is information about a resource. It always includes:
Author
Title
Date of Publication
Location
Citations vary depending on the type of resource. For example, citations of book
chapters include the chapter title and book title. Article citations include the
article title as well as the journal name.
Citations do two things:
They give credit to a source when you use information in your research.
They provide the information needed to retrieve that resource.
Where can you find citations?
Everywhere! You'll find them in books, articles, and Web sites. Typical citations include
footnotes, bibliographies, works-cited pages, parenthetical references, etc.
