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Creating Your Research Paper
6. Why do I need to cite?
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Creating Your Research Paper
Use this guide to help you create your research paper from start to finish
Getting started
1. Analyze the assignment
2. Select your topic
3. Write your thesis statement
4. Create an outline
5. Research your topic
6. Why do I need to cite?
You're part of an ongoing intellectual conversation
Citation styles
7. Quote, paraphrase or summarize?
8. Avoiding plagiarism
9. Read, revise, and format your paper
The Research Grid
Resources for faculty
In text citations
When you use an idea you found in another author's work, you need to tell your reader where you found that idea.
You tell them by using an in-text citation
In-text citations include the author's name, the year the work was published and the page number where you found the information.
A citation has enough information for your reader to match the words or ideas with the source on your References or Works Cited list
Use in-text citations whether it's a direct quotation or a paraphrase.
You're part of an ongoing intellectual conversation
University of North Carolina
Citation styles
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