
Unit 9: What is Citing?
When you have used an idea from a book, journal article or other source, you must acknowledge this in your text. We refer to this as 'citing'.
When you cite someone else’s work, you must always state the author or editor and the date of publication. If the work has two authors or editors you must cite both names when citing in the body of your own work. Only use the author and date; do not include the title, place of publication, and other information, because these full details of the item are written in your reference list at the end of your essay.
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