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Examples of source in the following topics:

• MLA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

• APA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

• Chicago/Turabian: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

• MLA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

• APA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

• Chicago/Turabian: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

• MLA: Referencing Different Kinds of Sources

• Scholarly Sources

  • Academic research papers are typically based on scholarly sources and primary sources.
  • Scholarly sources include a range of documents, source types, and formats, but they share an important quality: credibility.
  • These sources should also be written by an expert in the field and published by a reputable source.
  • A primary source is an original document.
  • Secondary sources, by contrast, are books and articles that analyze primary sources.

• The Importance of Reliability

  • Using sources in research papers strengthens your own voice and argument, but to do so effectively you must understand your sources and vet their reliability.
  • This will ensure that your source is both credible and relevant, and that the source will enhance your paper rather than undermine it.
  • The guidelines for assessing the usability of print sources and digital sources (i.e., sources accessed through the Internet) are similar.
  • One point to keep in mind for both digital and print sources is age: How old is the source?
  • Author bias is another consideration in choosing a source.

• Incorporating Your Sources Into Your Paper

  • There are several ways to properly incorporate and give credit to the sources you cite within your paper.
  • When writing direct quotations, you can use the source author's name in the same sentence as the quotation to introduce the quoted text and to indicate the source in which you found the text.
  • Summarizing involves distilling the main idea of a source into a much shorter overview.
  • Whether you use a direct quotation, a summary, or a paraphrase, it is important to distinguish the original source from your ideas, and to explain how the cited source fits into your argument.
  • You should not let quoted or paraphrased text stand alone in your paper, but rather, should integrate the sources into your argument by providing context and explanations about how each source supports your argument.