INQR 2002 - History of Genocide

Citations tell your audience where you got your information from. Writers should always cite words and ideas that come from someone else. This includes citing quotes and paraphrased content.

In-text citations are usually short and include the author and date. In-text citations direct the reader to the bibliography, works cited, or references. In the bibliography, works cited, or references the writer will have a complete reference to the cited work, which allows the reader to find the cited work. 

Citations are important for for several reasons:

Credibility & Evidence

Citing your sources shows that you did research on your topic. You gathered evidence relevant to your work and that makes it stronger.

Distinguish Your Work

Citing shows which ideas come from others and which work is your own. 

Finding Information

Citing your sources allows your audience to find the sources so that they can learn more about the topic and evaluate the sources for themselves. Your audience can read and critique the sources you used, and critique the arguments you made based on those sources.

Acknowledge Others

Citing your sources acknowledges the contribution other researchers had on your work. You want other writers to cite your work because it shows when your work has influenced another. 

Integrity

Citing your sources demonstrates your academic honesty and integrity. 

Avoid Plagiarism

Properly citing your sources helps you avoid plagiarism. Using quotes sparingly and good paraphrasing also helps you avoid plagiarism. Both quotes and paraphrasing should be cited. 

More Chicago Resources

For help with Chicago style and citation formats, refer to the following. Note that some journals adhere to different editions of the Chicago Manual of Style:

This video addresses identifying common Chicago/Turabian citations (book, book chapter, journal article). 

Citation Examples Used in Video:

Binney, Judith. 2006. “’In-Between’ Lives: Studies From Within a Colonial Society.” In Disputed Histories: Imagining New Zealand’s Pasts, edited by Tony Ballantyne and Brian Moloughney, 93-117. Dunedin, N.Z.:Otago University Press.

Ford Cozens, Erin. 2014. “’With a Pretty Little Garden at the Back’: Domesticity and the Construction of ‘Civilized’ Colonial Spaces in Nineteenth-Century Aotearoa/New Zealand.” Journal of World History 25 (4): 515-34.

Matsuda, Matt K. 2012. Pacific Worlds: A History of Seas, Peoples, and Cultures. New York: Cambridge University Press.