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(1) parenthetical citations, also known as in-text citations, or
(2) footnotes
For the in-text system, the department follows the Modern Language Association (MLA); for footnotes, the Chicago Manual of Style.
You can familiarize yourself with the approved citation forms by reading the PDFs posted below.
Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship
From the UC Davis Library
Oops, I plagiarized!
From the UCLA Library
What is a citation?
A citation is a description of a book, article, website, or any other source that provides enough information so others can locate the source you used. It allows you to credit the authors of the sources you use and clarify which ideas belong to you and which belong to others.
What information is included?
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).
These are tools to help you with formatting and organising citations and bibliographies. Some, such as those included in article databases, are for one-time use; others allow you to save citations on an ongoing basis. Some software includes add-ons that allow you to format your bibliography while you're typing your paper. Overall they save you time, and help you save and keep track of your sources.
Some well-known tools include:
The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.
The land acknowledgement used at UC Santa Cruz was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the UCSC Arboretum.
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