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HIST 214 Pacific Northwest History (Norberg): Cite Sources

Why Cite Sources?

Why Cite Sources?       
  • Avoid Plagiarizing: You must cite any direct quotation, summary, or paraphrase of any idea or fact from your research. Citing sources is giving credit to the original author and publication where you found the information. (more info) 
  • Lend Authority to Your Research: By referencing the work of scholars and other professionals, you demonstrate that your own research is based on solid, reliable information and that you are capable of critical thinking by being able to synthesize that research into your own.
  • Provide a Path: By citing sources, you provide the information readers of your paper need in order to locate the same sources that you did. 
  • Acknowledge Other's Work: Part of your research is built upon the research of other people. It is respectful and fair to give them credit for their hard work (just as you would hope someone would give you credit if they were quoting your own work!)

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Why Cite Sources?

Avoid Plagiarism

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Chicago Citation Style

Chicago Citation Style

HOW TO CREATE FOOTNOTES IN MS WORD
  1. Click in the document where you want to insert the footnote
  2. Go to the References tab and click Insert Footnote
  3. A sequentially-numbered footnote will be created both in the document text and at the bottom of the page
  4. Paste your footnote to the right of the number at the bottom of the page
  5. Repeat for subsequent footnotes
HOW TO NUMBER PAGES STARTING AT THE SECOND PAGE IN MS WORD
  1. Go to the Insert tab, click Page Number, and choose the style: Top of Page, right justified
  2. In that same tab, click Page Number again, then choose Format Page Numbers > Start at 0
  3. In that same tab, (the Header and Footer tab), click Different First Page. 
  4. Then highlight the "0" in the header of the first page and delete it
  5. Select Close Header and Footer