Referencing and citing are the practice of giving credit to the ideas and words of other people. Doing this in your work lets your audience know the information has come from someone else.
APA is one of a variety of citation styles. It is the designated style at Assiniboine Community College. Some instructors have specific citation requirements. It’s important to always check with your instructor for any special instructions.
Use our suggested citing resources to learn about citing and to develop your citing skills.
ZoteroBib is a free tool for quickly creating references and citations without needing to create an account or to install software. It’s ideal for one-time reference lists. For reusing sources across projects or building a shared research library, the Zotero application is recommended, instead.
Check out our citing tutorials to learn more about citing and to practice your citing skills in a low-stakes environment.
