How to Write a Research/Term Paper

 It's important to cite sources you use in your research:

• To show your reader you've done proper research by listing sources you used to get your information
• To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and acknowledging their ideas
• To avoid plagiarism by citing words and ideas used by other authors
• To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately in your paper by way of footnotes, a bibliography or reference list

Video Summary
You know that instructors want you to cite your sources, but do you know why citations are so important? 

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Video Summary
What is citation? And why do we do it? This video explains. 

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