Citation practices

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Part One of this module introduces you to:

  • Citation practices across disciplines
  • Why scholars cite

Part Two of this module introduces you to:

  • Citation in the humanities
  • Overview of Modern Language Association (MLA) citation style

Part Three of this module introduces you to:

  • Citation in the social sciences
  • Overview of American Psychological Association (APA) citation style

Part Four of this module introduces you to:

  • Citation in the natural sciences
  • Overview of Council of Science Editors (CSE) citation style

Transcripts

DukeWrites Citations 1
DukeWrites Citations 2
DukeWrites Citations 3
DukeWrites Citations 4

Quizzes

Citation practices

Additional Resources

Duke Writing Studio on working with sources
Duke Libraries citation style guides
Duke Libraries citation tools
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) on research and citation resources
Citation Machine creates citations


Module developed by Denise Comer, David Font Navarrete,
Maral Errol, and Rebecca Vidra. Last updated May 2017.
Photo Credit: Sylvia Duckworth, “Close up of spider’s web,”
[Public Domain CC BY-SA 2.0] via geograph.org.uk Modified to conform to
banner dimensions by Denise K. Comer, 5 August 2014, [CC by SA 2.0].

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