Guide to Citing Sources
Please be aware that individual database citation generators (ProQuest, EBSCO, etc.) may not provide accurate citations - it is your responsibility to check the results with Seneca Libraries recommended style guides (see below), with the Seneca Libraries Guide to Research & Citation (available in the library on Reserves and for sale in the College Bookstore), or with other reputable published sources.
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Why Should I Cite Sources?
A citation is a way of documenting where an idea, quote or fact in your paper came from. Failure to give credit for your sources is considered to be plagiarism. See Seneca's Academic Honesty Policy for more information.
What Should I Cite?
- Newspaper articles or magazine articles
- Statistic and charts
- Emails, interviews or speeches
- Group Project
Which Citation Style Should I Use?
Your professors will often specify a particular style to use, but if
not, you can check our chart of Citation Styles by Program
or
follow the list below of citation style by discipline.
List of Citation Style by Discipline:- APA: psychology, education and other social sciences
- MLA: literature, arts, and humanities
- Turabian: popular with history scholars
What Citing Terms Do I Not Understand?
- Glossary (useful definitions of citing terms)