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Citation Basics

How to In-text Cite a Movie Correctly

When you are writing a research paper or an essay assignment, there may be many places where you will need to cite other’s work. If you are writing something which requires citing movie, you will need to know how to do it. So how to in-text cite a movie in your research paper? When you are using other’s work as a...

Sample Footnotes in MLA Style

How to Do Footnotes Footnotes are powerful tools, they are used to provide ancillary information and also citations in the footer of a page. Most often, editors of books, journals and other media will ask that parenthetical information be included in footnotes as a way to control the prose of the document. When used properly, a footnote is an excellent...

How to Cite Wikipedia in APA and MLA Styles

What is Wikipedia citation and why people use it? In writing of different articles, be it journals, essays or even research work, at one point since the resources used in search of content is not yours, then you will need to cite the source. Wikipedia is one of the sources that is used mostly for reference purposes. For your work to be decent,...

Sample Endnotes in MLA Style

If you indent your paragraphs, the entire essay is typed double-spaced. Title of essay centered, 1” (2.5 cm) margin on all four sides, page number at upper right hand corner ½” (1.25 cm) down from the top. If your instructor prefers that you do not indent your paragraphs, you must still double-space your lines, but you will need to use...

Quoting Passages Using MLA Style

Over the course of your academic career, there will be times when you are required to quote the words of others in your writing. Following the rules of properly integrating quotes into your paper is essential for the proper formatting of your writing and, subsequently, for the grade you get. The way you will format these quotes will depend largely...

How to Cite an Infographic Correctly

Information transmitted visually usually has a greater impact on the audience. Not only does it make the content colorful, but also captures the attention of people. This is where the role of infographics comes into the picture. In the past few decades, stat-packed illustrations and colorful visuals have become an integral part of the content. To make content visually stimulating,...

First Footnotes and Endnotes – Examples in MLA Style

Note: Detailed Footnotes and Endnotes are needed only for sources cited for the first time. When citing the same work more than once, it is no longer fashionable to use ibid. or op. cit.; the current trend is to use the short title or the author's last name instead. Indent the first line of a Footnote or Endnote entry.  Second...

How to Cite YouTube Videos in Your Paper

Citing a YouTube video in your research paper and other assignments can be a good source of information for your readers. Though there are thousands of videos available on any subject on YouTube these days, their authenticity can be a subject to doubt. However, there are really useful and trusted channels and YouTubers whose videos you can cite in your...

Useful Tips How to Cite a Presentation

Citing a PowerPoint poster presentation is effortless. This can be done in many ways depending on the style you are required to perform the same. You, therefore, need to know beforehand the citation style you should be using. We have three common citation styles that are usually used, which are AMA, APA, and MLA. Each of these styles has different specifications and...

The APA Format: How to Cite a Chapter in a Book using APA

Your research is complete. You have all the materials you need for writing your book. Everything is in control. But did you consider how you will cite the data you are sourcing from various different platforms or books? Citing is the most important part of any document that you write. If you don’t cite your data, you are risking legal...