Sources and Citations Guide

Sources and Citations Guide

The Sources and Citations Guide provides information on the practice of citing sources. It discusses why learning to cite sources is an essential part of your education, as well as why failing to cite your sources properly can have serious consequences. The Guide covers a wide range of scenarios relating to citing sources, plagiarism, and Dartmouth’s Academic Honor Principle.

Whenever you have any question about whether to cite or how to cite, ask your professor.

At the Reference Desk at Baker-Berry Library you can find copies of commonly used style manuals such as The MLA Handbook, The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, and The Chicago Manual of Style. You can take advantage of the Library’s subscription to the online edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The MLA and APA style manuals are not available online, but you can access many reliable, non-affiliated guides (see, most prominently, Diana Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online). At the Reference Desk, librarians can also assist you with formatting your citations and bibliography.