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A citation ...

• describes a book, journal article, website, or other published item
• gives credit to the originator of an idea, thus preventing plagiarism
• enables the reader to retrieve the item you refer to
• includes the author, title, source (publisher and place of publication or URL), and date

Examples & guides

• Chicago Manual of Style Online - Library subscription
  
  
• Citing Sources Within Your Paper - examples using the 4 major styles, from Duke University
  
  
• Assembling a List of Works Cited - how to create a bibliography (Duke University)
  
  
• In-depth Guide to Citing Printed and Electronic Sources for specialized formats