Understanding Academic Dishonesty

cite: Refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.

“Cite.” English Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University, 2018, en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cite.

What does that mean for you as a student?

Each school subject may have a different 'style' of citing that you need to use to justify your argument. Also, you need to cite to show your instructors where you got your evidence.

There are two ways you need to cite sources in your research*:

1. In the text (or body) of the paper when a source is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized (in-text citations).
2. In an alphabetical list at the end of the paper (Works Cited in MLA or References in APA).

*Your research includes any speeches, presentations, discussion posts, or papers that you produce using outside sources.

The two most common citation styles you will encounter while at Golden West College are developed from the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA). 

These associations have created styles not only for your citations but also for the formatting and language used in your research papers. 

The Library has guides to help you with both of these citation styles: 

NOTE: Always check with your professor and the assignment instructions for their preferred style.