What is a citation?
A citation is a description of a book, article, website, etc. that provides enough information so that others can locate the source you used themselves. It allows you to credit the authors of the sources you use and clarify which ideas belong to you and which belong to other sources.
What information is included in a citation?
Citation information usually includes: author(s), date of publication title, and publisher's name and location (and for articles: journal title, volume, issue and page numbers).
For this class you will be using the Chicago/Turabian style guide to cite your sources. Below are links to two online guides for Chicago/Turabian style.
Chicago/Turabian (The Purdue Online Writing Lab)
Chicago/Turabian (University of Wisconsin Madison Writing Lab)