Citation: the basic, pertinent information needed to find the full text of a publication. Citation formats vary according to the field of study and/or requirements of particular publications.
Citation Style: dictates the information necessary for a citation and how the information is ordered, as well as punctuation and other formatting. Styles include MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian.
Bibliography: a list of citations that appears at the end of a paper, article, chapter, or book. The bibliography is called a Works Cited list in MLA. The bibliography is referred to as a list of References in APA format.
Annotated Bibliography: each citation is followed by a brief note—or annotation—that describes and/or evaluates the source and the information found in it.
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All scholarly research is built upon knowledge of the past literature in a field. Without that knowledge, a paper is opinion only and not scholarly. This includes student papers.
So citing does serveral things:
The legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of information goes beyond avoiding plagiarism and properly citing sources.
Researchers should be knowledgable about issues related to:
- privacy
- censorship
- freedom of speech
- intellectual property
- copyright
- fair use