4. Locate
b. Citations
A citation is a brief description of one specific information source, usually appearing in a bibliography, list of references, list of works cited or a database. It includes enough information to permit the reader to find the source and may appear in a number of variant formats, e.g. American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), Council of Biology Editors (CBE), or Chicago Style.
A citation is made of parts, each part indicating specific information about the source. You can usually tell what type of source is being described by looking carefully at the citation. See examples here.
Citations represent more than just books and magazines. They represent any written, spoken, or broadcast source, including Web sites, a single chapter from a book, the text of a law or treaty, an interview, or a documentary video. Accurate citations allow you to track down the most difficult-to-find sources, wherever they may be located.
ci·tá·tion: noun: A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation.
--The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
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