When writing scholarly papers, it is VERY important to cite your sources! This is usually done on a works cited page at the end of the piece. There are many different formats you can use when citing your sources, and the professor will usually inform you of which one he/she wants you to use.
So-you may wonder, why is it so important to cite your sources? This should be common sense! So you do not get slammed for plagiarism! You need to give credit to whoever you obtained your information from! Afterall- they spent all that time researching in order to find it in the first place!
The formats are rather specific in how they want the source cited! Everytime I have had trouble, I find the following two websites very useful and helpful!
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/
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