The following types of writing must always be cited.

If you paraphrase a source too closely to the original, it is considered plagiarism.

Failing to credit the source of an idea or concept in your written text even if you list it in your bibliography is considered plagiarism.

In-text citations are directly related to citations in Works Cited at the end of the essay.

This is an example of a direct source: Researchers Botan and McCreadle point out that “workers are objects of information collection without participating in the process of exchanging the information…” (qtd. in Kizza and Ssanyu 14).

This citation is incorrect because it doesn't mention the author's name, only the page number. Richard Smith writes that a popular keystroke logging program operates invisibly on workers’ computers yet provides supervisors with details of the workers’ online activities (187).

Common knowledge and personal findings must always be cited.

Only B is an example of an in-text citation. A) We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming"). B) Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).

Using the words and ideas of others without recognizing and stating where they came from is considered a sign of deep respect.