Research Guide: Researching an Argument

This guide will help you research and find evidence to support an argument.

What's in this guide?

Welcome to the Citations Guide

To learn how to effectively cite sources for your essays, presentations and other projects:

  • explore the tabs on this guide
  • watch video segments on this page

Purpose of Citations

Citations are a way of giving credit to others for their ideas and work. In school, in jobs and in our personal lives, when we write an essay, give a presentation, make a speech, or record a video, we are often stepping into ongoing conversations and previous research around a topic. In the scholarly tradition of the United States, citations demonstrate that we have done our research and they give credit to those whose ideas and words we are building on.

Citations: The How and Why of Citing Sources

Citations: The How and Why of Citing Sources

Source: "Citations: The How and Why of Citing Sources" by Holman Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Accessible.

Learn how to confidently create citations for essay papers, presentations, and other projects.

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Option: Use this worksheet to guide you through the video above and provide you practice on citing and plagiarism concepts:

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This guide was last updated in July 2025. Please contact librarian@greenriver.edu if you encounter any accessibility issues or have questions.

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