You know you need to cite your sources, but where do you find all the necessary information for citations, like publication dates, volume numbers for journal articles, edition numbers, and the like?
See below for help with identifying the parts of a citation and finding that information when looking at your sources.
Parts of a citation for a book:
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This is an example of the Title Page of a book, which is often found at the front of a published work.
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This is an example of the Copyright Page in a book, which in modern publications is often found on the back side of a book's Title Page, at the very front.
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This is an example of a Database Record for a Journal Article - this page is generally found from a search in a database, and includes copyright and publishing information.
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This is an example of a published Journal Article that was not found on a database, but instead on its own on a website.
The information here can be found for any journal by actually viewing the journal itself, though the location of this information may vary depending on the website.
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This is an example of a standard website and the location of this information can vary depending on the website's design.
For instance, while the published date here is listed at the top of the page, on some websites the published date will be posted at the end of the article, with the author information.
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