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The works cited list at the end of your paper is not enough.

You must indicate which works you used in writing your paper.

You must indicate what you took from each source.

You must indicate where in the work the information came from.

Use the author’s last name and a page reference.

• If the source reference includes more than one author, give the last name of each person listed:  (Hershey, Kemp, and Oberweis 109-119).
• If the work is only listed by a title, give the shortened or full title in lieu of the author: (The Best of Light Ice Creams).
• If you have more than one work by the same author, you must add the shortened or full title after the last name. 
• If the author’s last name appears in the preceding sentence(s), you need not repeat the name…as long as the reference is clearly attributed to the author. 

Place citation as near as possible to the material documented. 

When in doubt, cite the information.  Anything not common knowledge must be attributed, even if it is paraphrased. 

When you switch sources, include a citation to show where one source leaves off and the next begins.

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