Citing a source means that you show, within the body of your text, that you took words, ideas, figures, images, etc. from another place. Citations are a short way to uniquely identify a published work (e.g. book, article, chapter, web site, or course). Citations consist of standard elements, and contain all the information necessary to identify and track down publications, including:
* author name(s)
* title of books, articles, journals, or courses
* date of publication
* page, (for publication) module, section and lesson number (for courses)
* volume and issue number (for articles), course number (for courses)
* URL and date accessed for online resources
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