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A publication of the harvard college writing program.
Harvard Guide to Using Sources
- The Honor Code
Why Use Sources?
Provides an overview of what you will be expected to do with sources in college writing.
Locating Sources
Offers a brief introduction to the Harvard libraries.
Evaluating Sources
Explains the questions you should ask as you determine whether particular sources are reliable and suitable for your project.
Integrating Sources
Provides guidance about how to integrate the ideas from sources into your paper.
Citing Sources
Contains citation examples in MLA style and APA style, as well as a link to the Chicago Manual of Style.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Provides an in-depth explanation of what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Welcome to the Harvard Guide to Using Sources . As a required text for your Expos course, the Guide introduces you to the fundamentals of using sources in academic papers. You will be expected to understand these fundamentals as you write papers at Harvard, both for your Expos course and for the courses you will take beyond Expos.
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If you are directly quoting from a work, you will need to include the author, year of publication, and page number for the reference (preceded by "p." for a single page and “pp.” for a span of multiple pages, with t…
What are in-text citations for? The point of an in-text citation is to show your reader where your information comes from. Including citations: Avoids plagiarism by acknowledging the original author’s contribution; Allows …
There are two basic ways to cite someone's work in text. In narrative citations, the authors are part of the sentence - you are referring to them by name. For example: Becker …
APA Style provides guidelines to help writers determine the appropriate level of citation and how to avoid plagiarism and self-plagiarism. We also provide specific guidance for in-text citation, including formats for interviews, classroom and …
An in-text citation should appear wherever you quote or paraphrase a source in your writing, pointing your reader to the full reference. In Harvard style, citations appear in …
In APA style, you use parenthetical citations within the text of your paper to credit your sources, to show how recently your sources were published, and to refer your reader to a more detailed …
Note: If the paraphrase continues into a new paragraph, reintroduce the citation . Paraphrasing Multiple Sources in One Sentence. When paraphrasing multiple sources in one …