Myra Kraft Achievers Program (MKAP): Library Research Guide

Knowledge is built over time. We acquire knowledge through talking to others, by reading, by examining, by experimenting, by creating, by questioning and by analyzing the works of others -- and combining those understandings with our own experiences and ideas.

Why cite?

• Citations help the reader of your paper learn where you acquired the information presented in your research, and follow up on things that interest them!
• Citations can bolster your main points or claims in your paper by building on work done by other researchers.
• Giving credit to the original author is not only the right thing to do, but it's required in the scholarly community. Scholars need a way to check the claims in a scholarly paper.
• Questioning and examining scholarship is part of an open society and the research process.  Even if you disagree with the conclusions of a writer, you should credit (cite) the source.

Are you using generative AI (like ChatGPT) to brainstorm, draft, or do anything else during your research process?  Be sure to check our guide to citing generative AI, in addition to your professor's guidelines about appropriate uses of AI for this assignment.