Documenting and Citing Sources

Why do we document and cite sources?	Academic writing requires you to use information from outside sources into your own arguments Documenting and citing sources prevents you from plagiarizing
Signal Phrase	You always should introduce the author and his/her credentials so reader clearly knows you are citing a source
Parentheses	Always cite source in parenthesis at end of quote, even if you paraphrase ( put into your own words) Example: Companies can monitor employees’ every keystroke without legal penalty, but they may have to combat low morale as a result (Lane 129)
Use power verbs	Power verbs help show reader you are analyzing and not merely summarizing Verb must match the author's meaning