Acknowledging Sources

Sometimes, when you research, you will want to borrow a phrase directly from a text. This is called quoting verbatim. At other times, it might work better to paraphrase someone's ideas to it flows with your sentence better.

Regardless of whether you quote directly (verbatim) or paraphrase what you read, you need to credit the original source of that knowledge. To use a technical term, you need to "cite" your sources. You cannot present this information as your own knowledge.

If you are sharing your own ideas, they do not need to be referenced. They are your property!